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Clinical characteristics and risk factors in pneumoconiosis patients with asthma [PDF]
Scientific ReportsTo investigate the risk factors for pneumoconiosis associated with asthma. A total of 256 pneumoconiosis patients diagnosed by chest X-ray at our hospital were analyzed. Based on pulmonary function tests, pneumoconiosis cases were divided into non-asthma
Zhifeng Chen +4 more
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A comprehensive retrospect on the current perspectives and future prospects of pneumoconiosis [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthPneumoconiosis is a widespread occupational pulmonary disease caused by inhalation and retention of dust particles in the lungs, is characterized by chronic pulmonary inflammation and progressive fibrosis, potentially leading to respiratory and/or heart ...
Xiaomin Hou +20 more
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Fibrotic pulmonary dust foci is an advanced pneumoconiosis lesion in rats induced by titanium dioxide nanoparticles in a 2-year inhalation study [PDF]
Particle and Fibre ToxicologyBackground We have previously reported that inhalation exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) for 13 weeks causes early pneumoconiosis lesions in the alveolar region of F344 rats.
Shotaro Yamano, Yumi Umeda
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Association between interleukin gene polymorphisms and the risk of pneumoconiosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineNumerous studies have demonstrated that interleukin (IL) plays an essential role in the development of chronic inflammatory diseases, especially in pneumoconiosis.
Lu Liu +8 more
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Biomedicines, 2023 Background: Pneumoconiosis has considerable comorbidities, most notably pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases. However, the relationship between pneumoconiosis and chronic kidney disease (CKD) is largely unknown.
Chao-Hsuan Wei +7 more
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BMJ Open, 2020 Objectives Occupational dust exposure may induce various lung diseases, including pneumoconiosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The features of combined COPD and pneumoconiosis have not been well described, and this may hamper the ...
Yali Fan +5 more
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Effects of mask fitness and worker education on the prevention of occupational dust exposure [PDF]
, 2008 To decrease the incidence of pneumoconiosis, we examined dust protective mask performance and its relation to pulmonary function as well as the effects of worker education on the proper wearing of masks.
Takemura, Yoko +10 more
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Educational Case: Pneumoconiosis [PDF]
Academic Pathology, 2021 The following fictional case is intended as a learning tool within the Pathology Competencies for Medical Education (PCME), a set of national standards for teaching pathology. These are divided into three basic competencies: Disease Mechanisms and Processes, Organ System Pathology, and Diagnostic Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology.
Julie-Ann Nguyen, Darren Salmi
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Risk of pneumothorax in pneumoconiosis patients in Taiwan: a retrospective cohort study
BMJ Open, 2021 Objectives This study was conducted to explore the association between pneumoconiosis and pneumothorax.Design Retrospective cohort study.Setting Nationwide population-based study using the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database.Participants A total of
Chia-Yen Dai +7 more
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BMJ Open, 2022 Objectives To better understand the characteristics of migrant workers with pneumoconiosis in China, and the factors that contribute to their morbidity.Design A cross-sectional study.Setting This study was conducted in Shanghai, Nanning and Shenzhen ...
Min Su +5 more
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