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Antemortem diagnosis of asbestosis by screening chest radiograph correlated with postmortem histologic features of asbestosis: a study of 273 cases

open access: yesJournal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2009
Background Accuracy in the clinical diagnosis of asbestosis has significant implications for the future health of affected patients as well as serious medicolegal implications for both patients and asbestos-associated industries.
Carter J Elliot   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Asbestos, asbestosis, and cancer, the Helsinki criteria for diagnosis and attribution 2014: recommendations

open access: yesScandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 2015
Henrik Wolff   +4 more
exaly   +2 more sources

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

open access: yesBMC 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Asbestosis hospitalizations in Poland (2006–2016): results from the National Hospital Discharge Registry

open access: yesAnnals 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Safety and tolerability of pirfenidone in asbestosis: a prospective multicenter study

open access: yesRespiratory 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cosmetic Talc-Related Pulmonary Granulomatosis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Inhalation of cosmetic talc can lead to pulmonary foreign-body granulomatosis, though fewer than 10 cases of inhaled cosmetic talc-related pulmonary granulomatosis have been reported in adults.
Adams, Jason Y   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Expression of microRNAs in leukocytes and serum of asbestosis patients

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Medical Research, 2023
Background Although asbestos use is banned in many countries, long latency of asbestos-related diseases like pleural plaques or asbestosis mean it is still a public health issue.
Vivien Kauschke   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis Following Complete Remission of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis With Renal Involvement: A Case Report. [PDF]

open access: yesACR Open Rheumatol
Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody–associated vasculitis (AAV) are two autoimmune conditions with unique etiologies and clinical presentations. Although few reports have documented rare cases in which a single individual has both conditions at the same time, it is much rarer to see them in sequence of each ...
Shulkin A, Abid N, Rasheed M.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Pleural Mesothelioma Diagnosed on Inguinal Lymph Node Biopsy: A Rare Entity [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020
Mesothelioma is a locally aggressive tumour arising from mesothelial lining of serous cavities, commonest site being the pleura. Distant metastasis to extra thoracic lymph node is rare.
Divya Singh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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