Table 5

Anamnestic data and biological monitoring results in 15 affected workers with HRCT findings
Case No.
 age
 workplace
 duration of
exposure (months)
 Al-plasma (μg/l)
 Al-urine (μg/gcreat)
 smoking habits/packyears
 other fibrotic agents
 cough
 phlegm
 shortness of breath
1
 39
 polisher
 122
 62.3
 665.6
 current
 9.60
 asbestos
 -
 -
 +
2
 35
 stamper
 113
 42.9
 467.8
 former
 8.00
 asbestos
 +
 -
 -
3
 39
 stamper
 150
 28.1
 172.6
 current
 24.00
 silica
 -
 -
 -
4
 42
 ball mill
 120
 16.6
 91.1
 current
 13.20
 asbestos
 +
 +
 -
5
 48
 stamper
 78
 73.0
 545.9
 non
 -
 no
 -
 -
 -
6
 41
 stamper
 124
 52.8
 446.8
 non
 -
 no
 -
 -
 -
7
 31
 mixing
 156
 14.0
 207.4
 non
 -
 no
 -
 -
 -
8
 48
 polisher
 312
 5.7
 72.2
 current
 22.00
 no
 +
 +
 +
9
 50
 stamper
 360
 8.9
 17.3
 current
 51.00
 no
 +
 +
 +
10
 39
 stamper
 174
 41.0
 415.7
 former
 3.30
 no
 +
 +
 +
11
 53
 stamper
 258
 12.2
 210.8
 current
 11.40
 no
 +
 +
 -
12
 55
 stamper
 198
 77.0
 821.2
 current
 29.25
 no
 -
 -
 -
13
 35
 ball mill
 276
 16.0
 142.3
 current
 29.00
 no
 -
 -
 -
14
 45
 sieving
 96
 26.4
 577.5
 current
 15.50
 no
 -
 -
 -
15
 44
 stamper
 163
 256.0
 253.0
 former
 16.00
 no
 -
 -
 -

Kraus et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2006 1:4   doi:10.1186/1745-6673-1-4

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