Table 5 Anamnestic data and biological monitoring results in 15 affected workers with HRCT findings
From: Aluminosis – Detection of an almost forgotten disease with HRCT
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 | - | - | - |