Cadmium exposure and nephropathy in a 28-year-old female metals worker.
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Cadmium exposure and nephropathy in a 28-year-old female metals worker.
A 28-year-old female presented for evaluation of left flank pain and polyuria after having been exposed to cadmium in the jewelry manufacturing industry for approximately 3 years. This patient possessed both elevated 24-hr urinary ss2-microglobulin and elevated blood cadmium levels. Approximately 6 months after initial presentation, the patient resigned from her job due to shortness of breath, ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Environmental Health Perspectives
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0091-6765,1552-9924
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.021101261