Environmental Asbestos-Related Pleural Plaque in Southeast of Turkey
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Tarih
2010
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Yayıncı
Heldref Publications
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
Özet
It is known that many malignant and benign pleural diseases occur due to environmental exposure to mineral fibers. Calcified pleural plaque (CPP) is an important sign of asbestos exposure on chest radiographic examination. To study the possible change in the prevalence of CPP and diffuse pleural thickening 3 decades after cessation of asbestos exposure. CPP were detected in 29.9% of the villagers; 4.7% had diffuse pleural thickening and 0.7% had asbestosis. The significant variable for CPP and diffuse pleural thickening was age. The youngest villager with CPP was 33 years of age and the prevalence of CPP increased with an increase in age. The reason for our cases with CPP being of advanced age is the discontinuation of asbestos exposure. This finding enables us to suggest that environmental asbestos-related disease will gradually decrease in future decades.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Asbestos, Calcified Pleural Plaque, Chest X-Ray, Environmental Exposure, Pleura
Kaynak
Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health
WoS Q Değeri
Q3
Scopus Q Değeri
Q2
Cilt
65
Sayı
1
