Asbestosis and Talcosis

This text is the asbestosis chapter of a larger Swedish publication; the talcosis chapter that follows is cut off after its opening paragraph. The authors described their own series of 11 men with asbestosis known in Sweden at the end of their observation period in 1956; the first was diagnosed in 1950. Eight had done insulating work, two had made brake linings and one had mainly sprayed asbestos. Exposure before diagnosis ranged from 4 to 30 years and age at diagnosis from 33 to 63. Ten had mild fibrosis on X-ray, usually with pleural thickening or calcification. The sprayer had advanced disease and died a few months after diagnosis of asbestosis plus pneumonia. No tuberculosis or lung cancer was seen during the observation period; afterwards, lung cancer was found in one man and two more died, one of asbestosis alone and one of asbestosis with lung cancer. The authors said their cases were only part of those known, and concluded that the investigation, despite its limited scope, indicated asbestosis is an important occupational health risk in Sweden.

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