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Abstract
Original Article
Clinical statistics of outpatients investigated for asbestos-related lung diseases at a general hospital in Tokyo
Kazuyo Kaneko Tatsuji Enomoto Makiko Yomota Ayumi Kohno Ritsuko Narato Hitoshi Saitoh Seiichi Nakamura
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital
ABSTRACT
We evaluated 122 outpatients who visited our hospital for examination of asbestos-related diseases between November, 2005 and October, 2006. Patients were divided into three groups; occupational exposure, non-occupational exposure and non-exposure groups. The occupational exposure group showed a significantly higher rate of asbestos-related abnormal findings than the non-occupational exposure plus the non-exposure group (33% vs. 5%, respectively; P=0.001). Pleural plaque was the most common abnormal finding related to asbestos. Only four of 24 patients with pleural plaques could obtain personal health records for workers enjoyed in dangerous work, whereas the rest of them were not able to mainly because they were self-employed. A health support system is necessary to also cover non-employees.
KEYWORDS
Asbestos Occupational exposure Pleural plaque Personal health record
Received 平成19年11月13日
JJRS, 46(7): 522-525, 2008
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