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Russian Journal of Occupational Health and Industrial Ecology, 2020 Introduction. Various industries widely use chrysotile asbestos, which determines the relevance of research aimed at the prevention of asbestos-related diseases.
L. Kuzmina +4 more
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Medycyna Pracy, 2015 Background: Asbestos dust is one of the most dangerous pneumoconiotic and carcinogenic agents. The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of asbestosis and pleural mesothelioma, depending on asbestos consumption and the type of manufactured ...
Neonila Szeszenia-Dąbrowska +4 more
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Pleural Mesothelioma Diagnosed on Inguinal Lymph Node Biopsy: A Rare Entity [PDF]
Journal 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
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NOX4 modulates macrophage phenotype and mitochondrial biogenesis in asbestosis.
JCI Insight, 2019 Macrophage activation is implicated in the development of pulmonary fibrosis by generation of profibrotic molecules. Although NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4) is known to contribute to pulmonary fibrosis, its effects on macrophage activation and mitochondrial ...
Chao He +7 more
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Asbestos and Probable Microscopic Polyangiitis
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2004 Several inorganic dust lung diseases (pneumoconioses) are associated with autoimmune diseases. Although autoimmune serological abnormalities are common in asbestosis, clinical autoimmune/collagen vascular diseases are not commonly reported.
George S Rashed Philteos +4 more
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European Journal of Public Health, 2019 Background This work is aimed at evaluating the quality of Italian hospitalizations data about asbestosis and silicosis, assessing the impact of these diseases on the national health system and providing advice related to public health. Methods Italian
P. Ferrante
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Expression of microRNAs in leukocytes and serum of asbestosis patients
European 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
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Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis Following Complete Remission of Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis With Renal Involvement: A Case Report. [PDF]
ACR Open RheumatolSeropositive 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.
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The significance of nanoparticles in particle- induced pulmonary fibrosis
McGill Journal of Medicine, 2020 Exposure to airborne nanoparticles contributes to many chronic pulmonary diseases. Nanoparticles, classified as anthropogenic and natural particles, and fibers of diameters less than 100 nm, have unrestricted access to most areas of the lung due to their
James Byrne, John A Baugh
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Pleural plaques and pleural changes among lung cancer patients exposed to asbestos
Universa Medicina, 2022 Background Indonesia is one of the world's largest asbestos importing countries. While asbestos is the main contributor to work-related lung cancer, studies or reports regarding the CT findings of asbestos-related lung cancer have been limited in the ...
Aziza Ghanie Icksan +3 more
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