Additionally, it is recognized that long-term exposure to asbestos can cause immune dysregulation. Here we present a case of IgG4-RD associated with asbestos-related pleural disease. Asbestos-induced immune dysregulation may be one etiology of IgG4-RD....
Advertise With Us What is Asbestos Disease? Asbestos Mesothelioma is perhaps the most widely recognized disease associated with asbestos exposure. But there are actually many types of asbestos-related disease. Find out more about thetypes of asbestos disease....
The tremolite burdens for the asbestosis cases were one to two orders of magnitude greater than those for the mesothelioma cases. Our study confirms the relationship between tremolite exposure and the development of asbestos-associated diseases. Furthermore, the finding of relatively modest elevations ...
An overview of the cardinal characteristics of the asbestos minerals and their associated health effects is presented. The role of the primary physician in diagnosis and counseling of individuals with asbestos-associated diseases is addressed.被引量: 2 ...
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1 The inhalation (吸入) of asbestos particles is associated with a number of lung diseases, such as asbestosis and ___50___ cancer.Asbestosis is caused by the entry of asbestos particles into the wall of the alveoli, causing scarring which limits the functioning of the lungs. The lung ...
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The most common primary pleural malignancy is mesothelioma, a deadly neoplasm that is most often associated with asbestos exposure. Other pleural neoplasms, including solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura, are even rarer. This chapter highlights the key concepts of pleural disease, illustrates radiologic...
Asbestosis, and other evidence of asbestos exposure, is known to be strongly associated with abnormalities of the pleura. A study was therefore made of the... N Listed - 《Environmental Research》 被引量: 11发表: 1972年 Asbestos exposure and gestational trophoblastic disease: a hypothesis. asbes...
Asbestosis among family contacts of asbestos factory workers Equally ubiquitous in the environment as industrial chemical wastes' are inorganic microparticles such as asbestos. The environmental burden of asbestos pollution is a recent phenomenon which has grown with the rapid expansion of asbesto... HA...