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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3 Suppl
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-4-15
pubmed:abstractText
Silicoasbestosis is a rare pneumoconiosis due to the combined sclerosing effect of crystalline silica and asbestos fibres. We present here three cases (males, age: 66-75 years), recently reported to the judicial and workers' compensation authorities. The exposures occurred in the building and siderurgic industries, several years before retirement. The radiological pictures were characterized by diffuse nodular opacities, interstitial alterations, emphysema, pleuric plaques and thickenings. The patients described show that, still nowadays, silicoasbestosis may be observed in the clinical setting. Accurate occupational and environmental anamnesis are helpful for the correct diagnosis which, in turn, is important for prognosis and treatment, and in relation to medicolegal issues.
pubmed:language
ita
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1592-7830
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
735-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Silicoasbestosis: report of three cases].
pubmed:affiliation
Scuola di Specializzazione in Medicina del Lavoro, Università degli Studi di Pavia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports