REGRESSION OF POLYVINYLCHLORIDE POLYMER PNEUMOCONIOSIS

Authors
WHITE NW EHRLICH RI
Citation
Nw. White et Ri. Ehrlich, REGRESSION OF POLYVINYLCHLORIDE POLYMER PNEUMOCONIOSIS, Thorax, 52(8), 1997, pp. 748-749
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Respiratory System
Journal title
Thorax → ACNP
ISSN journal
00406376
Volume
52
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
748 - 749
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-6376(1997)52:8<748:ROPPP>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A 35 year old man heavily exposed to polyvinylchloride (PVC) polymer d ust developed dyspnoea and a mild restrictive lung disorder consistent with PVC pneumoconiosis. Clinical and radiological abnormalities clea red on removal from exposure, suggesting that in its early stages PVC pneumoconiosis is reversible.