ASSOCIATION OF CADMIUM EXPOSURE WITH RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE EMPHYSEMA INA SMOKER

Authors
LEDUC D DEFRANCQUEN P JACOBOVITZ D VANDEWEYER R LAUWERYS R DEVUYST P
Citation
D. Leduc et al., ASSOCIATION OF CADMIUM EXPOSURE WITH RAPIDLY PROGRESSIVE EMPHYSEMA INA SMOKER, Thorax, 48(5), 1993, pp. 570-571
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Thorax → ACNP
ISSN journal
00406376
Volume
48
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
570 - 571
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-6376(1993)48:5<570:AOCEWR>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Rapidly progressive emphysema developed in a 59 year old smoker after exposure to cadmium fumes in a factory. Very high levels of cadmium in air sampled at the workplace and in the patient's blood, urine, and l ung tissue confirmed massive exposure. These data strongly suggest an association between the patient's cadmium exposure and the development of emphysema.