Silicosis mortality among young adults in the United States, 1968–2004

Abstract

Silicosis deaths occur among young adults. Because these deaths are likely to reflect more intense and recent exposures, the follow-back investigations into the work sites where these individuals were exposed to silica should be conducted.

Different course of silicosis in four brothers of one family

“…However, different authors vary considerably in their description of each form of silicosis [1,3,4,[6][7][8][9]. Thus, it was not easy to assign each of the brothers to a specific form of silicosis.…”

“…Probably he was overexposed to respirable silica. Death cases among young adults are likely to reflect more intense and recent exposure [4]. In acute disease, silica induces severe inflam� mation, extensive apoptosis and formation of protein�rich oedematous fluid in the lung, which severely impair the respiratory function [3,[10][11][12].…”

“…Occupational exposure to airborne particles of respirable silica occurs in numerous industries and occupations and has been associ� ated with work in mining, quarrying, tunneling, construc� tion, sandblasting, masonry work, foundry operations, glass manufacture, in the production of ceramics, pottery, cement, concrete etc. [4]. Although silicosis typically oc� curs after a long exposure to silica, some individuals devel� oped silicosis after a relatively short time [5].…”

Determination of Ameliorable Health Impairment Influencing Health-Related Quality of Life among Patients with Silicosis in China: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…1,2 Silicosis is a chronic pulmonary disease usually caused by exposure to silica dust 3 which, in spite of decreasing incidence, 4 remains a major global public health threat because of its rapid progression and high mortality rate. 5,6 Silicosis causes irreversible pulmonary damage 7 and impairs quality of life, 8 necessitating the identification of ameliorable factors that could influence HRQOL. There is a lack of information regarding the health status and quality of life of patients with silicosis, particularly in developing countries.…”

Epidemiological analysis of pneumoconiosis in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and cases reported by the Urumqi Railway Bureau

“…Accordingly, the global epidemiological situation of pneumoconiosis must be understood in order to develop an effective control strategy. Although many epidemiological studies of pneumoconiosis (e.g., Seaton et al, 1991;Linch et al, 1998;Kauppinen et al, 2000;Rosenman et al, 2003;Saiyed and Tiwari, 2004;Soutar et al, 2004;Carneiro et al, 2006;Smith and Leggat, 2006;Bang et al, 2008;Madl et al, 2008;Mazurek and Attfield, 2008;Choi et al, 2010;Laney et al, 2010;Nelson et al, 2010;Suarthana et al, 2011;Nelson, 2013), more than 20 articles about the epidemiological analysis of pneumoconiosis in domestic provinces and cities (e.g., Li et al, 2010;Courtice et al, 2012;Zhang et al, 2013;Mo et al, 2014), and 1 article from Changji, Xinjiang have been published in the last 5 years, there have been no reports about the epidemiological analysis of pneumoconiosis in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region or by the Urumqi Railway Bureau. Accordingly, to understand the epidemiological characteristics and dynamic changes of new cases of pneumoconiosis in Xinjiang in recent years, this epidemiological study investigated pneumoconiosis cases before June 2006 and from July 2006 through 2010 in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region as well as cases reported by the Urumqi Railway Bureau from 1981 to 2012.…”