[Occurrence of pleural mesothelioma. Chronic fibrosing pleurisy and calcified pleural plaques in Turkey in relation with environmental pollution by mineral fibers (author's transl)].
Rev Fr Mal Respir, 1979/12;7(7):687-94.
Baris I, Artvinli M, Sahin A, Savas T, Erkan ML
PMID: 233434
Abstract
The incidence of pleural mesothelioma (PM), chronic fibrosing pleurisy (CFP) and calcified pleural plaques (CPP) has been studied in Anatolia (Turkey) in relation with environmental pollution by mineral fibers: 1) In central Anatolia, where asbestos deposits have been described, the frequency of CFP and CPP was in the range 2-25%; several cases of PM have been encountered. 2) One area (Cappadoce) is free of asbestos, but contains another kind of mineral fiber: zeolite. In this area, an outbreak of PM has been described in some villages. Among the 600 inhabitants of Karain, 28 cases of PM occurred for the period January 1975-June 1979.
MeSH terms
Air Pollutants; Aluminum Silicates; Asbestos; Humans; Mesothelioma; Minerals; Pleural Diseases; Pleural Neoplasms; Pleurisy; Turkey; Zeolites
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