Silicosis Caused by Sandblasting of Jeans in Turkey: A Report of Two Concomitant Cases

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Journal of Occupational HealthVolume 47, Issue 4 p. 346-349 Case StudyFree Access Silicosis Caused by Sandblasting of Jeans in Turkey: A Report of Two Concomitant Cases Metin Akgun, Corresponding Author Metin Akgun [email protected] [email protected] Chest DiseaseCorrespondence to: M. Akgun, Chest Disease, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Aziziye Arastirma Hastanesi, Gogus Hastaliklari, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey (e-mail: [email protected], [email protected])Search for more papers by this authorMetin Gorguner, Metin Gorguner Chest DiseaseSearch for more papers by this authorMehmet Meral, Mehmet Meral Chest DiseaseSearch for more papers by this authorAtila Turkyilmaz, Atila Turkyilmaz Chest SurgerySearch for more papers by this authorFazli Erdogan, Fazli Erdogan Pathology Departments, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, TurkeySearch for more papers by this authorLeyla Saglam, Leyla Saglam Chest DiseaseSearch for more papers by this authorArzu Mirici, Arzu Mirici Chest DiseaseSearch for more papers by this author Metin Akgun, Corresponding Author Metin Akgun [email protected] [email protected] Chest DiseaseCorrespondence to: M. Akgun, Chest Disease, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, Aziziye Arastirma Hastanesi, Gogus Hastaliklari, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey (e-mail: [email protected], [email protected])Search for more papers by this authorMetin Gorguner, Metin Gorguner Chest DiseaseSearch for more papers by this authorMehmet Meral, Mehmet Meral Chest DiseaseSearch for more papers by this authorAtila Turkyilmaz, Atila Turkyilmaz Chest SurgerySearch for more papers by this authorFazli Erdogan, Fazli Erdogan Pathology Departments, School of Medicine, Atatürk University, TurkeySearch for more papers by this authorLeyla Saglam, Leyla Saglam Chest DiseaseSearch for more papers by this authorArzu Mirici, Arzu Mirici Chest DiseaseSearch for more papers by this author First published: 12 August 2005 https://doi.org/10.1539/joh.47.346Citations: 24AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL References 1Parker JE and Petsonk EL. Coal workers' lung diseases and silicosis. In: AP Fishman, JA Elias, JA Fishman, MA Grippi, LR Kaiser and RM Senior, eds. Fishman's Pulmonary diseases and disorders, 3rd ed. USA: McGraw-Hill, 1998: 901– 914. 2M Ding, F Chen, X Shi, B Yucesoy, B Mossman and V Vallyathan: Disease caused by silica: mechanisms of injury and disease development [review]. Int Immunopharmacol 2, 173– 182 (2002) 3C Sevinc, AH Cimrin, M Manisali, E Yalcin and Y Alkan: Sandblasting under uncontrolled and primitive conditions in Turkey. J Occup Health 45, 66– 69 (2002) 4Weisman DN and Banks DE. Silicosis and Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis. In: MI Schwarz and TE King, eds. Interstitial lung disease, 3rd ed. Hamilton, BC: Decker Inc., 1998: 393– 422. 5 American Thoracic Society. Adverse effects of crystalline silica exposure. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 155, 761– 765 (1997) 6Glindmeyer HW, Hammad YY. Contributing factors to sandblasters' silicosis: inadequate respiratory protection equipment and standards. J Occup Med 30, 917– 921 (1988) 7G Wagner. The inexcusable persistence of silicosis [editorial]. Am J Public Health 85, 1346– 1347 (1995) 8Arda H, Karagoz T, Hatabay N. Tuberculosis and textile workers [In Turkish]. Göztepe Dergisi 14, 145– 148 (1999) Citing Literature Volume47, Issue4July 2005Pages 346-349 ReferencesRelatedInformation