| Asbestos-related pleural thickenings in Japanese sake brewers. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 1336766 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Asbestos was long used as an additive material for the filtration of many kinds of alcoholic beverages. There has been, however, only one case report of a distiller in Italy showing pleural thickenings and lung parenchymal fibrosis due to exposure to asbestos. We report a retired Japanese sake brewer who showed bilateral calcified pleural plaques on chest X-ray films. X-ray diffraction analysis and energy disperse X-ray microanalysis demonstrated the additive material used for sake filtration to be almost pure chrysotile. Furthermore, 17 cases showing probably asbestos-related pleural thickenings were found on examination of 235 chest X-ray films of male workers at different sake breweries. These findings indicate that Japanese sake brewers should be listed as workers at possible risk of asbestos-related health problems. |
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Authors:
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H Horii; Y Nagasaka; Y Yamada |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: International archives of occupational and environmental health Volume: 64 ISSN: 0340-0131 ISO Abbreviation: Int Arch Occup Environ Health Publication Date: 1992 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1993-02-25 Completed Date: 1993-02-25 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7512134 Medline TA: Int Arch Occup Environ Health Country: GERMANY |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 315-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Pulmonary Mediciné, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Aged Alcoholic Beverages / adverse effects* Asbestos / adverse effects* Asbestos, Serpentine Asbestosis / pathology, radiography* Biopsy Filtration* Humans Japan Lung / pathology Male Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Occupational Exposure / adverse effects* Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Asbestos, Serpentine; 1332-21-4/Asbestos |
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