Document ID (ISN) | 75446 |
CIS number |
00-1384 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
Year |
1996 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Neri S., Boraschi P., Antonelli A., Falaschi F., Baschieri L. |
Title |
Pulmonary function, smoking habits, and high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) early abnormalities of the lung and pleural fibrosis in shipyard workers exposed to asbestos |
Bibliographic information |
Nov. 1996, Vol.30, No.5, p.588-595. 36 ref. |
Abstract |
Asymptomatic asbestos-exposed workers with normal standard P-A chest radiographs were submitted to HRCT, CO-diffusing capacity and pulmonary function tests. HRCT scans were normal only in 31 examined workers; 31 subjects showed both pleural and parenchymal involvement, and 50 and 7 had exclusively pleural and parenchymal abnormalities, respectively. Based on CO-diffusing capacity and pulmonary function tests, lower values of FVC were observed in the nonsmoking workers with parenchymal abnormalities in comparison with nonsmoking subjects with normal parenchyme, and lower values of FEV1/FVC in the smokers with parenchymal lesions with respect to smokers with normal parenchyme. In conclusion, HRCT may detect early parenchymal abnormalities which correlate with exposure to asbestos and respiratory function impairment, including a reduction in obstructive indices in smokers occupationally exposed to asbestos without any clinically evident disease. |
Descriptors (primary) |
asbestos; lung diseases; shipbuilding industry; pulmonary function; pulmonary fibrosis |
Descriptors (secondary) |
obstructive ventilatory impairment; smoking; maximal expiratory flow; tomography; asbestosis; ventilatory capacity; cross-sectional study; pleural diseases |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | Italy |
Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar) Asbestos Shipbuliding and ship repair
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