Open AccessPleural mesothelioma in a cigarette filter factory worker.
Author(s) -
Michael Huncharek
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.1418
Subject(s) - asbestos , mesothelioma , medicine , factory (object oriented programming) , environmental health , occupational exposure , incidence (geometry) , cigarette smoking , pathology , materials science , physics , computer science , optics , metallurgy , programming language
The incidence of pleural mesothelioma is increasing. Over the past two decades many new occupational and nonoccupational risk groups have been identified. This paper reports a case of pleural mesothelioma in an office worker employed in a cigarette filter factory. Both secondary occupational and domestic asbestos exposure may have occurred. Only one prior report describes the potential asbestos health risks of this occupational group.