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Pulmonary fibrosis in a patient with exposure to glass wool fibers
Author(s) -
Guber Alexander,
Lerman Shimshon,
Lerman Yehuda,
Ganor Eli,
Trajber Israel,
Edelstein Evgeny,
Fireman Elizabeth
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
american journal of industrial medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1097-0274
pISSN - 0271-3586
DOI - 10.1002/ajim.20394
Subject(s) - medicine , glass wool , wool , pulmonary fibrosis , fibrosis , lung fibrosis , mineral wool , lung , respiratory system , respiratory disease , pathology , interstitial lung disease , silicosis , composite material , layer (electronics) , materials science
Abstract Glass wool or vitreous fibers are non‐crystalline, fibrous inorganic substances (silicates) made primarily from rock, slag, glass, or other processed minerals. They belong to the man‐made mineral fibers (MMMFs) group and their respiratory effects are well described by De Vuyst et al. [1995]. The authors pointed out the absence of firm evidence that exposure to these fibers is associated with lung fibrosis, pleural lesions, or non‐specific respiratory disease in humans. Because of this observation, we find it of importance to present a case of interstitial fibrosis, which implies a direct association between long‐term exposure to glass wool and the clinical outcome. Am. J. Ind. Med. 49:1066–1069, 2006. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.