Asbestos-related disease in upholsterers. Issue 3 (4th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cruz, M. J.; Sampol, J.; Pallero, M.; Rodríguez, E.; Ferrer, J.
• Is Part Of: Archives of environmental & occupational health. Volume 73:Issue 3(2018)
• Page Start: 186
• Page End: 188
• Publication Date: 2018-05-04
• Subjects: Asbestosis -- pleural plaques -- textile industry; Medicine, Preventive -- Periodicals; Medicine, Industrial -- Periodicals; Environmental health -- Periodicals; Occupational diseases -- Periodicals; Environmental Health -- Periodicals; Occupational Medicine -- Periodicals; 616.9803
• DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2017.1350133
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1933-8244

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Before its use was banned in developed countries, asbestos was widely applied in upholstery. However, the risk of asbestos diseases among upholsterers has only rarely been reported. In this case series, we present a first series of 6 workers employed in small workshops who developed several asbestos-related diseases, including pleural plaques, pleural fibrosis, and asbestosis. Exposures were intermittent and difficult to quantify, but lung asbestos content assessed by bronchoalveolar lavage was high in the 3 patients evaluated. In conclusion, upholstery work should be considered an at-risk occupation for developing asbestos-related diseases during the 20th century.