Rare pulmonary occupational diseases--importance of microanalytical examination
Brasch, F.; Müller, K.-M.
Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift 116(Suppl 1): 18-24
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0043-5325 PMID: 15518087 Document Number: 577199
In legal proceedings on the subject of occupational diseases concerning comparatively rare pneumoconioses, additional analyses such as energy dispersive x-ray microanalysis (EDX) and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) offer decisive information for the pathologist in establishing causal connections between occupational exposure to hazardous substances, foreign particle deposits in lung tissue and pulmonary reaction patterns. Using the example of silver finisher's lung, dental technician's lung and talcosis, the connections between foreign particle deposits in lung tissue and granulomatous and fibrosing pulmonary changes are shown.