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Correction to "Asbestosis Requiring Lung Transplantation in a Retired Hairdresser: An Occupational Exposure to Comb Through". [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
Respirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2025.
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Reply to 'Letter to the Editor: "Asbestosis Requiring Lung Transplantation in a Retired Hairdresser: An Occupational Exposure to Comb Through"'. [PDF]

Respirol Case Rep
Respirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
Bu R, Puttagunta L, Hirji A.
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High-resolution computed tomography features of asbestosis versus fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis: an observational study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2022
Background Asbestosis and fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (FHP) share the pathogenetic mechanisms induced bronchiolocentric fibrotic process secondary to inhalation exposure.
Ruimin Ma, Shuang Li, Yuanying Wang, Shuqiao Yang, Na Bao, Qiao Ye   +5 more
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Epidemiology of Asbestosis between 2010–2014 and 2015–2019 Periods in Colombia: Descriptive Study

Annals of Global Health, 2023
Background: Asbestosis is a prevalent worldwide problem, but scarce data sourced from developing countries are available. We describe the sociodemographic characteristics and patterns in the occurrence of care provided for asbestosis in Colombia during ...
Gabriel Camero, Guillermo Villamizar, Luis M. Pombo, Manuel Saba, Arthur L. Frank, Aníbal A. Teherán, Gerhard M. Acero   +6 more
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Letter to the Editor: ‘Asbestosis Requiring Lung Transplantation in a Retired Hairdresser: An Occupational Exposure to Comb Through’ [PDF]

Respirology Case Reports
Respirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
Evan Anderson, Shannon Meyler, Alexa Gallagher, Tina Cardona, Benjamin Ellis, Jennifer Ellis, Michael Holton   +6 more
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Safety and tolerability of pirfenidone in asbestosis: a prospective multicenter study

Respiratory Research, 2022
Background Pirfenidone slows down disease progression in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Recent studies suggest a treatment effect in progressive pulmonary fibrosis other than IPF.
Jelle R. Miedema, Catharina C. Moor, Marcel Veltkamp, Sara Baart, Natascha S. L. Lie, Jan C. Grutters, Marlies S. Wijsenbeek, Rémy L. M. Mostard   +7 more
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Asbestosis hospitalizations in Poland (2006–2016): results from the National Hospital Discharge Registry

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine, 2020
Introduction and objective Occupational asbestos exposure is one of the major public health issues. Although asbestos use in Poland has decreased, asbestosis continues to remain an important health concern in the area of occupational medicine. The aim of
Krzysztof Kanecki, Irena Kosińska, Piotr Zbigniew Tyszko, Aneta Nitsch-Osuch, Paweł Goryński, Grzegorz Zieliński   +5 more
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Serum concentrations of Krebs von den Lungen-6, surfactant protein D, and matrix metalloproteinase-2 as diagnostic biomarkers in patients with asbestosis and silicosis: a case–control study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2017
Background Asbestosis and silicosis are progressive pneumoconioses characterized by interstitial fibrosis following exposure to asbestos or silica dust. We evaluated the potential diagnostic biomarkers for these diseases. Methods The serum concentrations
Changjiang Xue, Na Wu, Xue Li, Meihua Qiu, Xuqin Du, Qiao Ye   +5 more
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Challenges in Identifying and Diagnosing Asbestos-Related Diseases in Emerging Economies: A Global Health Perspective [PDF]

Annals of Global Health
Background: Asbestos, a durable fibrous silicate once widely used for its thermal resistance, remains in use in countries like India and China despite being banned in over 70 nations and classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by IARC.
Priyanka Roy, Ankita Raheja, Khushi Prajapati, Shubhajeet Roy, Mainak Bardhan, Arthur L. Frank   +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 & Health
OBJECTIVES: 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, Jesper Medom Vestergaard, Johan Ohlander, Susan Peters, Elisabeth Bendstrup, Jens Peter E Bonde, Vivi Schlünssen, Jakob H Bønløkke, Finn Rasmussen, Zara A Stokholm, Michael B Andersen, Hans Kromhout, Henrik A Kolstad   +12 more
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