Mortality rates from asbestos-related diseases in Italy during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
Frontiers in Public Health, 2023 Background and aimPatients with interstitial lung diseases, including asbestosis, showed high susceptibility to the SARS-CoV-2 virus and a high risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms.
Lucia Fazzo +9 more
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CC-chemokine ligand 18, CXC motif chemokine 13 and osteopontin as biomarkers of silicosis and asbestosis: a prospective observational study [PDF]
Scientific ReportsBackground Silicosis and asbestosis, distinct forms of pneumoconiosis, manifest progressive interstitial fibrosis due to exposure to silica dust or asbestos fibers. This study aimed to identify potential biomarkers for diagnosing silicosis and asbestosis,
Na Wu +5 more
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Asbestosis Requiring Lung Transplantation in a Retired Hairdresser: An Occupational Exposure to Comb Through [PDF]
Respirology Case ReportsAsbestosis is a form of fibrotic interstitial lung disease caused by the inhalation of excessive asbestos fibres. We describe a patient who developed asbestosis due to occupational exposures while working as a hairdresser in the 1970s and 1980s.
Ruojin Bu +9 more
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Prospective validation of an artificial intelligence assessment in a cohort of applicants seeking financial compensation for asbestosis (PROSBEST) [PDF]
European Radiology ExperimentalBackground Asbestosis, a rare pneumoconiosis marked by diffuse pulmonary fibrosis, arises from prolonged asbestos exposure. Its diagnosis, guided by the Helsinki criteria, relies on exposure history, clinical findings, radiology, and lung function ...
Illaa Smesseim +6 more
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Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms Among Patients with Asbestos-Related Diseases in Korea [PDF]
ToxicsAsbestos-related diseases (ARDs), including malignant mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, and asbestosis, are known for their long latency periods and poor prognoses.
Min-Sung Kang, Mee-Ri Lee, Young Hwangbo
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Latency Period Among Asbestosis Cases in South Korea by Demographic and Asbestos Exposure Characteristics [PDF]
ToxicsAlthough asbestos use has been banned in many countries, including South Korea, the long latency period of asbestos-related diseases remains a serious public health concern.
Won Young So +3 more
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Constrictive pericarditis in a patient with fiberglass lung disease: a case report [PDF]
BMC Pulmonary MedicineBackground Fiberglass has a larger aerodynamic diameter and is less likely to be inhaled into the lungs. Further, it will be cleared even if it is mechanically broken into smaller pieces and inhaled into the lungs.
Chan-Yang Hsu +5 more
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The asbestos–asbestosis exposure–response relationship: a cohort study of the general working population [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & HealthOBJECTIVES: The association between asbestos exposure and asbestosis in high-exposed industrial cohorts is well-known, but there is a lack of knowledge about the exposure–response relationship for asbestosis in a general working population setting.
Inge Brosbøl Iversen +12 more
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Cigarette smoking decreases macrophage-dependent clearance to impact the biological effects of occupational and environmental particle exposures [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthThe retention of occupational and environmental particles in the lung is a primary determinant of biological effects. In the distal respiratory tract, particle clearance includes phagocytosis by alveolar macrophages (AMs), migration to the terminal ...
Andrew J. Ghio +4 more
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