منابع مشابه
Dental Technicians' Pneumoconiosis
A 40-year-old female dental technician visited our hospital for the investigation of a chest X-ray abnormality. Chest computed tomography demonstrated centrilobular nodules and lung volume reduction, and her serum KL-6 level was elevated. A histological analysis of the specimens obtained on a surgical lung biopsy showed peribronchiolar fibrosis with pigmented macrophages and cholesterol clefts....
متن کاملA Case of Dental Technicians’ Pneumoconiosis
A 40-year-old female dental technician visited our hospital for the investigation of a chest X-ray abnormality. Chest computed tomography demonstrated centrilobular nodules and lung volume reduction, and her serum KL-6 level was elevated. A histological analysis of the specimens obtained on a surgical lung biopsy showed peribronchiolar fibrosis with pigmented macrophages and cholesterol clefts....
متن کاملPneumoconiosis and respiratory problems in dental laboratory technicians: analysis of 893 dental technicians.
OBJECTIVES To explore the rate of pneumoconiosis in dental technicians (DTP) and to evaluate the risk factors. MATERIAL AND METHODS Data of 893 dental technicians, who were admitted to our hospital in the period January 2007-May 2012, from 170 dental laboratories were retrospectively examined. Demographic data, respiratory symptoms, smoking status, work duration, working fields, exposure to s...
متن کاملPneumoconiosis in dental technicians: HRCT and pulmonary function findings.
BACKGROUND Pneumoconiosis is a form of diffuse interstitial lung disease, often resulting from occupational exposures. As dental prosthetic technicians (DPTs) build prostheses, they are exposed to many chemical materials that increase their risk of developing pneumoconiosis. AIMS To document pulmonary function and prevalence of pneumoconiosis in DPTs. METHODS A cross-sectional study of DPTs...
متن کاملPrevalence of respiratory abnormalities and pneumoconiosis in dental laboratory technicians.
A preventable occupational disease, pneumoconiosis that is often widespread on to a very kind of quartz, carbon and metal dust exposed work place.The data for the prevalence of pneumoconiosis and respiratory findings among dental laboratory technician is insufficient. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of pneumoconiosis and respiratory findings among dental laboratory technici...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8860-17