Association of cadmium exposure with rapidly progressive emphysema in a smoker.

Rapidly progressive emphysema developed in a 59 year old smoker after exposure to cadmium fumes in a factory. Very high levels of cadmium in air sampled at the workplace and in the patient's blood, urine, and lung tissue confirmed massive exposure. These data strongly suggest an association bet...

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Main Authors: Leduc, D, de Francquen, P, Jacobovitz, D, Vandeweyer, R, Lauwerys, R, De Vuyst, P
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1993
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC464524/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8322249
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