Arbejde med sandblæsning kan give lungesilikose

Jacob Schelde, Georg Authried, Helle Dall Madsen, Michael Perch, David Lee Sherson

Abstract

Silicosis is a common occupational disease worldwide. It is caused by the inhalation of crystalline silicon dioxide, i.e. silica. Quartz is a common form of silica and occurs in sandstone and granite. Occupational exposure can occur e.g. in mining, quarrying and sandblasting. The inhaled silica triggers an inflammatory response when phagocytosed which eventually causes fibrosis. We present a 45-year-old male Danish sandblaster who developed silicosis, and due to rapid decline in lung function received a lung transplant with an excellent result.

Bidragets oversatte titelWorking as a sandblaster can cause silicosis
OriginalsprogDansk
ArtikelnummerV06130371
TidsskriftUgeskrift for Laeger
Vol/bind177
Sider (fra-til)46-7
Antal sider2
ISSN0041-5782
StatusUdgivet - 26 jan. 2015

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