Asbestosis and Asbestos-Related Pleural Disease

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• Personal Author:
  Rosenstock, Linda
• Description:
  Asbestos, also known as asbestiform minerals, is a term applied to a group of minerals that are naturally occurring, often magnesium-containing fibrous hydrated silicates. Six fibrous silicates are commonly referred to as asbestos, including the three most common commercial forms: chrysotile, or white asbestos; amosite, or brown asbestos; and crocidolite, or blue asbestos. Although there is some evidence that the biologic potency differs among the various fibers, from tbe point of view of the clinician, it should be recognized that the three main commercial types have been associated with all of the major malignant and nonmalignant asbestos-related conditions. The range of health effects from asbestos exposure is protean, including both pulmonary and nonpulmonary malignant and nonmalignant conditions. This section focuses on two major nonmalignant pulmonary sequelae: asbestosis and asbestos-induced pleural disease. Although these two types of outcomes-pleural and parenchymal-have distinct pathologic manifestations, it is helpful to consider them together, both because it is often difficult to distinguish their clinical effects and because although they can occur in isolation, they are commonly present in the same individual because both are dose-dependent outcomes of the same asbestos exposure. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aluminum Silicates Asbestos Dust Inorganic Chemicals Lung Lung Diseases Magnesium Compounds Minerals Neoplasms Occupational Health Pathology Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Asbestos-dust Asbestos-fibers Asbestos-products Asbestosis Biological-effects Dose-response Fibrous-dusts Magnesium-compounds Malignancy Pleural-cavity Pulmonary-cancer Pulmonary-function Pulmonary-system-disorders Silicates

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• ISBN:
  9780721634821
• Publisher:
  W.B. Saunders Company
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  254-263
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20036921
• Citation:
  Textbook of clinical occupational and environmental medicine. Rosenstock L, Cullen MR, eds. Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders Company, 1994 Jul; :254-263
• Editor(s):
  Rosenstock L; Cullen MR
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1994
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Textbook of clinical occupational and environmental medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:abff1ba0e26dc24fce8e63fb8bddc3fbf6b92349f4f934dc22c91ffbbf44588af1c0f68096c0516d5f236d5644eb163ef5d371363dfd47f387f0d8d5fe2a011b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/188139/cdc_188139_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.35 MB ]