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Autoimmune findings in patients with silicosis in Spain
Background: Occupational exposure to silica is related to autoimmune diseases and features of autoimmunity, mainly autoantibodies. The study objectives were to estimate the prevalence of silicosis with associated autoimmune findings or diagnosed ...
Jose Antonio Ros Lucas +7 more
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La Silicosis como enfermedad profesional: silicosis y tubérculo- silicosis [PDF]
, 1939 Conferencia dictada por el autor en el Congreso de la Sociedad Italiana de Medicina del Trabajo y publicada en "Ressegna della Previdenza Sociale", de Roma.
Caja Nacional de Seguro Social +1 more
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Work‐Related Asthma From Exposure to Cardboard and Paper Products
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Volume 69, Issue 6, Page 482-488, June 2026.ABSTRACT Background We assess the contribution of cardboard dust exposure to the development of work‐related asthma (WRA). Prior studies on paper‐dust‐related breathing problems have focused on exposures in the paper milling and pulp industries. There have been no reports of asthma linked to workplace exposure to cardboard dust.
Mason E. Glanville +2 more
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OC-STAMP is a potential biomarker and therapeutic target for Silicosis: an exploratory investigation
Journal of Translational MedicineBackground Silicosis, a disease characterized by fibrous changes in lung tissue due to prolonged silica dust inhalation, exhibits a complex pathogenesis that remains inadequately addressed by current interventions.
Jing Wu +6 more
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BMC Pulmonary MedicineObjectives Silicosis people are at high risk of developing pulmonary tuberculosis. Whether silica exposure increases the likelihood of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) was not well understood, and potential factors involved in LTBI risk among ...
Xinsong Hu +9 more
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Silica-exposed patients with silicosis show shorter telomeres than do unexposed individuals: a pilot study in a population in southeastern Brazil [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de PneumologiaObjective: Silicosis is a pneumoconiosis characterized by fibrosis of the lung parenchyma caused by the inhalation of silica particles. Silica dust inhalation is associated with inflammation and induction of oxidative stress in the lungs.
Marcos César Santos de Castro +7 more
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Silica, Silicosis, and Autoimmunity [PDF]
Frontiers in Immunology, 2016 Inhalation of dust containing crystalline silica is associated with a number of acute and chronic diseases including systemic autoimmune diseases. Evidence for the link with autoimmune disease comes from epidemiological studies linking occupational exposure to crystalline silica dust with the systemic autoimmune diseases systemic lupus erythematosus ...
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Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Chronic Silicosis: A Case Report
Case Reports in Pathology, 2014 Silicosis is an occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica. People working in occupations like sandblasting, surface drilling, tunneling, silica flour milling, ceramic making, and so forth are predisposed to develop silicosis ...
Pritinanda Mishra +4 more
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Análisis de los procesos asistenciales hospitalarios por silicosis en España, 1997-2020
, 2023 International audienceBACKGROUND // The re-emergence of silicosis in Spain since 2007 has been identified by the increase in the number of occupational disease reports.
García Gómez, Montserrat +3 more
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Archives of Public HealthTuberculosis (TB) treatment is more challenging for patients with silicosis, as it complicates the diagnosis of both diseases and increases mortality risk. Silicosis, an incurable occupational disease, confounds the diagnosis of TB and vice versa, making
Mihir P. Rupani +4 more
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