Asbestos Exposure in Cases of Pleural Mesothelioma in the Argentine Republic / Exposición al asbesto en casos de mesotelioma pleural en la República Argentina
Rev. am. med. respir
; 19(4): 284-290, sept. 2019. tab
Artigo
em Inglês
| LILACS, BINACIS
| ID: biblio-1119782
Biblioteca responsável:
AR423.1
ABSTRACT
Introduction:
Pleural mesothelioma is a rare tumor with a high degree of malignancy. It is considered an occupational disease that has developed in parallel with the industrial use of asbestos. In Argentina, the asbestos was prohibited in 2003. The objective of this study is to know the clinical and diagnostic characteristics and treatment of pleural mesothelioma and to determine the characteristics of asbestos exposure in 40 cases of mesothelioma in different regions of the Argentine Republic. Materials andMethods:
It is a descriptive, multicenter study. Hospitals from Buenos Aires, Tucumán, Córdoba and Rosario participated in this study from January 2013 until January 2015. Clinical data were recorded in a Medical Form, and history of environmental, domestic and occupational exposure was recorded in an Exposure Form. Each participant was classified as exposed, not exposed or unknown. The patient was considered as "exposed" if he/she identified at least one of the three types of exposure occupational, environmental or domestic.Results:
40 cases of pleural mesothelioma were analyzed, 55% of which were male. We found reference of at least one exposure to asbestos in 75% of the cases; 7.5% denied every possible type of exposure and in 17.5% exposure was unknown. The probability of exposure was 57.5% environmental, 60% domestic and 37% occupational. There was a greater statistically significant proportion of men with occupational exposure.Conclusion:
The contribution of this work relies on the information about the different types of asbestos exposure in cases of pleural mesothelioma in the Argentine Republic.
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Coleções:
Bases de dados internacionais
Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Meta 3.9 Reduzir as mortes por produtos químicos y contaminação do ar, água e solo
Problema de saúde:
Exposições Ocupacionais
Base de dados:
BINACIS
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Amianto
Tipo de estudo:
Ensaio clínico controlado
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Humanos
País/Região como assunto:
América do Sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Rev. am. med. respir
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
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Pneumologia
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Argentina
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Hospital General de Agudos Dr. E. Tornú/AR
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Hospital Provincial del Centenario/AR
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Hospital de Transito Cáceres de Allende/AR
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Hospital del Tórax "Antonio Cetrángolo"/AR
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Hospital Ángel Padilla/AR
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Universidad Nacional de Córdoba/AR