pneumoconiosis/edema

High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) findings were correlated with pathologic features of 14 inflation-fixed postmortem lungs with pneumoconiosis to evaluate the ability of HRCT to depict pneumoconiotic changes. The results are as follows: 1) Irregular peribronchiolar and interlobular fibrosis

This study was carried out with the aim of identifying types of gross and histopathological lesions in lungs of camels slaughtered between October 2009 and April 2010 at Addis Ababa abattoir enterprise, Ethiopia. All camels were originated from Borana and Kereyu areas. A total of 387 slaughtered

A 62-year-old male, was admitted on Oct. 7, 1987 because of productive cough and dyspnea. He worked for an iron factory, where pneumoconiosis was regarded as an occupational disease, for 40 years. No abnormal finding had been noted on his mass screening chest roentgenograms. He was well until three

Ladakh is a sparsely populated area of Indian Himalaya lying at 3-4500 m altitude mainly consisting of arid desert. This paper will discuss high altitude health problems in Ladakh under the following headings. 1. Acute altitude illness: acute mountain sickness (AMS), high altitude pulmonary edema

OBJECTIVE To investigate the diagnostic value of thoracoscopy on idiopathic coalworker's pneumoconiosis with pleural effusion in general medicine. METHODS Routine (general medicine) thoracoscopyof patients suffering from iIdiopathiccoalworker's pneumoconiosis with pleural effusion, pathological

High-resolution CT (HRCT) scans were performed on 156 patients, using a bone-reconstruction algorithm, 1.5 collimation at 4 cm intervals from apex to base of the lungs and a 512 x 512 matrix. The patients appeared to have a pathologic condition on chest film, or else they presented positive clinical

High-resolution CT (HRCT) scans were performed on 156 patients, using a bone-reconstruction algorithm, 1.5 mm sections at 4 cm intervals from apex to base of the lungs and a 512 x 512 matrix. The patients either appeared to have a pathologic condition on chest film, or they presented positive

Plastics can induce three main groups of respiratory accidents.--Acute and subacute intoxications related to the inhalation of volatil substances from decomposing plastics (mostly during burning and pyrolysis) or on the contrary during synthesis. They are accidental chemical broncho-pneumopathies

The pneumoconioses, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, lung damage due to irritant gases, fumes, and smoke constitute the occupational lung diseases that affect the lung parenchyma. The pneumoconioses are diseases resulting from the accumulation of dust in the lungs. The ILO has established a

Current topics for occupational and environmental medicine and physiology in the U.S.A., especially in the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), and the University of California, San Francisco, are reviewed. Reduction of the rate for occupational lung diseases is one of the

BACKGROUND Mining operations conducted at high altitudes provide health challenges for workers as well as for medical personnel. OBJECTIVE To review the literature regarding adverse health effects and toxic exposures that may be associated with mining operations conducted at altitude and to discuss

The lung has a limited number of patterns of reaction to inhaled particles. The disease observed depends upon the location: conducting airways, terminal bronchioles and alveoli, and upon the nature of inflammation induced: acute, subacute or chronic. Many different agents cause narrowing of