Asbestos-related disease from household exposure
Epler, GR; Fitz Gerald, MX; Gaensler, EA; Carrington, CB
HERO ID
709654
Reference Type
Journal Article
Year
1980
Language
English
PMID
| HERO ID | 709654 |
|---|---|
| In Press | No |
| Year | 1980 |
| Title | Asbestos-related disease from household exposure |
| Authors | Epler, GR; Fitz Gerald, MX; Gaensler, EA; Carrington, CB |
| Journal | Respiration |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Page Numbers | 229-240 |
| Abstract | The importance of nonoccupational asbestos exposure has been emphasized recently. To illustrate this problem, we report 4 persons with asbestos-related disease from household exposure. There were 2 wives of asbestos workers, who cleaned their husbands' work clothes. One developed a mesothelioma and the other plaques, calcification, benign asbestos pleural effusion and subpleural parenchymal fibrosis. 2 men were exposed as children while playing in a cellar room which was also used for their father's muffler repair business. At ages 27 and 33, they had pleural and diaphragmatic calcifications. |
| Doi | 10.1159/000194221 |
| Pmid | 7414103 |
| Wosid | WOS:A1980KF01700007 |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |
| Keyword | Asbestos; 1332-21-4; Index Medicus; Middle Aged; Environmental Exposure; Mesothelioma -- etiology; Asbestos -- adverse effects; Calcinosis -- etiology; Asbestosis -- genetics; Lung Neoplasms -- etiology; Asbestosis -- etiology; Pleural Effusion -- etiology |