Aluminosis – Detection of an almost forgotten disease with HRCT

Table 6 Lung function data and results of the immunological tests in 15 affected workers with HRCT findings.

Case No.	VC %pred	FEV1/VC (%)	TLC %pred.	R_{tot (kPa*l/s)}	Diff.Cap. (%)	pO₂	pCO₂	spec. IgE	spec. IgG	Autoanti- bodies	Maximum Al-conc. in plasma (μg/l) since 1980
1	83.0	85.4	65.10	0.24	119	→	→	neg	neg	neg	62.3
2	82.8	80.7	98.70	0.14	89	↓	→	pos^*5	neg	neg	112.7
3	99.8	82.9	82.80	0.30	116	↑	→	pos^*6	neg	neg	29.5
4	96.4	89.2	69.00	0.27	105	↑	→	pos^*1	neg	ANA pos 1:20	9.8
5	87.0	88.6	66.90	0.24	99	↑	→	pos^*7	neg	neg	106.2
6	95.3	86.1	97.80	0.03	95	→	→	neg	neg	neg	85.0
7	84.3	86.5	139.00	0.12	97	↑	→	neg	neg	neg	28.1
8	100.0	90.9	85.70	0.15	88	↑	→	pos^*2	neg	ANA pos.1:20	-
9	83.6	86.6	121.00	0.31	64	↑	→	neg	neg	neg	-
10	57.5	88.6	68.20	0.12	71	↓	→	pos^*4	neg	neg	170.1
11	105.0	83.9	142.00	0.09	117	↑	→	pos^*3	neg	neg	45.0
12	86.7	84.5	72.70	0.39	102	↓	→	neg	neg	neg	183.0
13	120.0	88.3	125.00	0.14	-	↑	→	pos^*8	neg	neg	-
14	90.8	83.4	111.00	0.21	100	↓	↑	neg	neg	SS-B-AG La 1.9	-
15	91.2	83.9	99.10	0.23	110	↑	→	neg	neg	neg	100.5

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