Reply to 'Letter to the Editor: "Asbestosis Requiring Lung Transplantation in a Retired Hairdresser: An Occupational Exposure to Comb Through"'. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepRespirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
Bu R, Puttagunta L, Hirji A.
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Impact of Secondary Prevention on Mortality in the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program: Effectiveness of Occupational High-Risk Management. [PDF]
Am J Ind MedABSTRACT Background Since 1997 the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed) has offered medical exams to construction workers employed in US nuclear weapons facilities. The process consists of two steps: (1) a detailed work history interview; and (2) a medical exam.
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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 ...
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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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Aspirated Soybean Mimicking Endobronchial Tumour Removed With a Cryoprobe. [PDF]
Respirol Case RepWe present a case of an airway foreign body removed by cryoprobe that was initially considered to be endotracheal lipoma or endobronchial hamartoma based on imaging findings. ABSTRACT Adult airway foreign bodies are misdiagnosed as endobronchial tumours on imaging. A 77‐year‐old man with asbestosis presented with a worsening cough. Computed tomography (
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Asbestosis and silicosis [PDF]
Lancet, The, 1997 Interstitial fibrosis resulting from workplace exposure to asbestos and crystalline silica persists throughout the world despite knowledge of the causes and effective means for prevention. Asbestosis and silicosis occurrence is predictable among people overexposed to dusts in various industries and occupations such as mining, construction ...
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Correction to "Asbestosis Requiring Lung Transplantation in a Retired Hairdresser: An Occupational Exposure to Comb Through". [PDF]
Respirol Case RepRespirology Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2025.
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Clinical, Radiological, and Pathological Investigation of Asbestosis
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2011 By the radiological examination, differential diagnosis of asbestosis from chronic interstitial pneumonia such as IPF/UIP is difficult. The pathological features of asbestosis show the peribronchiolar fibrosis which suggest that asbestos fibers cause the
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Smoking-associated fibrosis and pulmonary asbestosis
International Journal of COPD, 2014 Jacob R Bledsoe,1 David C Christiani,2 Richard L Kradin1,2 1Department of Pathology, 2Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Abstract: The diagnosis of pulmonary asbestosis is most often established based on clinical ...
Bledsoe JR, Christiani DC, Kradin RL
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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.
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