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1461190

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-1-14
pubmed:abstractText
The authors describe 5 cases of pleural mesothelioma in a rural population of Macedonia, Greece. This population had been covered by an X-ray study over a 3-year period to detect pleural calcifications compatible with asbestos exposure. The study revealed a 24.2% prevalence of pleural plaques among the inhabitants aged over 40 years of 7 rural villages. High contents of asbestos (chrysotile and tremolite)--up to 90% by volume--were found in the material that was used for whitewashing the houses up to 1935. Even now, environmental concentrations of 0.01 fibres/ml were recorded in the houses. The prevalence of pleural mesothelioma in this rural population is high compared to the general population. A possible explanation of the phenomenon may be a cumulative environmental exposure to asbestos which, even though presumably within the acceptable limits for occupational exposure, lasted over a much longer time period, in terms of both daily exposure and total duration.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0025-7818
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
83
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
326-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Five cases of pleural mesothelioma with endemic pleural calcifications in a rural area in Greece.
pubmed:affiliation
Pulmonary Clinic, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, School of Medicine, Greece.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports