| ID (ISN) del documento | 108225 |
| Número CIS |
08-669 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
1877-7856 - Encyclopédie médico-chirurgicale |
| Año |
2007 |
| Número de serie |
Fascicule 16002 A 14, 3-2007
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| Autor(es) |
Ameille J., Clin-Godard B., Descatha A., Letourneux M. |
| Título |
Benign respiratory diseases caused by the inhalation of asbestos |
| Título original |
Maladies respiratoires bénignes liées à l'inhalation d'amiante [en francés] |
| Información bibliográfica |
Toxicologie-Pathologie professionnelle, 3rd Quarter 2007, No.156, 11p. 156 ref. |
| Resumen |
Benign asbestos-related diseases may involve the lung or the pleura. Asbestosis is an interstitial pulmonary fibrosis caused by high levels of exposure to asbestos, which is becoming less frequent because of improved prevention measures. Asbestosis is associated with an increased risk of bronchial and lung cancer. By itself, pulmonary fibrosis may increase this risk regardless of the cumulative exposure to asbestos. Pleural plaques are circumscribed areas of fibrosis of the parietal layer of the pleura. Usually asymptomatic, they are by far the most frequent asbestos-related diseases. There is no evidence that subjects with pleural plaques present an increased risk of lung cancer or mesothelioma, compared to other subjects with similar exposure but without plaques. Benign pleural effusions and fibrosis of the visceral pleura are much less frequent. Fibrosis of visceral pleura may be responsible of chest pain and restrictive ventilatory impairment. It is radiologically characterized by the presence of parenchymal bands and/or rounded atelectasis in association with a pleural thickening. Procedures for the compensation of asbestos-related occupational diseases in France are reviewed. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
enfermedades profesionales; Francia; factores de riesgo; enfermedades respiratorias; amianto |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
revisión bibliográfica; reparación de las enfermedades profesionales; paquipleuritis; diagnostico radiológico; nota informativa; asbestosis; afectación respiratoria; enciclopedia; fibrosis pulmonar |
| Tipo de documento |
F - Notas informativas, directrices prácticas, normas |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Francia |
| Tema(s) |
Patología profesional
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos químicos
Medicina del trabajo, epidemiología
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Asbestos
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