RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A dental technician with pulmonary fibrosis: a case of chromium-cobalt alloy pneumoconiosis?
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 1227
OP 1229
VO 3
IS 10
A1 Sherson, D
A1 Maltbaek, N
A1 Heydorn, K
YR 1990
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/3/10/1227.abstract
AB A 45 yr old male developed pulmonary fibrosis after 29 yrs of employment as a dental technician. He subsequently developed adenocarcinoma of the lung. Diffuse interstitial fibrosis was seen using light microscopy. Neutron activation analysis of non-neoplastic lung tissue demonstrated high levels of chromium and cobalt suggesting the possibility of a chromium-cobalt alloy pneumoconiosis.