Pneumoconiosis is a group of heterogeneous fibrotic lung diseases caused by inorganic mineral dust and includes coal workers’pneumoconiosis and silicosis.Silicosis involves diffuse or nodular interstitial pulmonary f...Pneumoconiosis is a group of heterogeneous fibrotic lung diseases caused by inorganic mineral dust and includes coal workers’pneumoconiosis and silicosis.Silicosis involves diffuse or nodular interstitial pulmonary fibrosis caused by exposure to asbestos or silica dust.China is thought to have the highest number of silicosis cases,with 6,000 new cases reported annually^([1]).Currently,the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of silicosis relies mainly on a history of occupational exposure and radiological abnormalities^([2]).Therefore,determining further indicators is crucial to reflect the severity of silicosis.展开更多
What is already known about this topic?Overexposure to arsenic is toxic and affects bodily systems.In severe cases,loss of motor function and death can occur.What is added by this report?At the end of 2018,a waterborn...What is already known about this topic?Overexposure to arsenic is toxic and affects bodily systems.In severe cases,loss of motor function and death can occur.What is added by this report?At the end of 2018,a waterborne acute arsenic poisoning event occurred in Yongzhou City of Hunan Province because arsenic-containing slags contaminated the water supply,which resulted in 10 people being poisoned.Patients were poisoned through domestic use of contaminated well water excluding drinking.What are the implications for public health practice?Clinicians should be trained to correctly and promptly identify and diagnose acute arsenic poisoning.The arsenic slags and byproducts should be strictly managed by corresponding enterprises to avoid similar poisoning incidents.When dealing with such events,water intended for domestic use should be closely monitored and environmental pollution should be assessed and controlled.展开更多
基金supported by the scientific research project of Hunan Prevention and Treatment Institute for Occupational Diseases in 2021(Y2021-013)。
文摘Pneumoconiosis is a group of heterogeneous fibrotic lung diseases caused by inorganic mineral dust and includes coal workers’pneumoconiosis and silicosis.Silicosis involves diffuse or nodular interstitial pulmonary fibrosis caused by exposure to asbestos or silica dust.China is thought to have the highest number of silicosis cases,with 6,000 new cases reported annually^([1]).Currently,the clinical diagnosis and monitoring of silicosis relies mainly on a history of occupational exposure and radiological abnormalities^([2]).Therefore,determining further indicators is crucial to reflect the severity of silicosis.
基金supported by Scientific Basic Research Foundation of the Ministry of Science and Technology,China(2015FY111400).
文摘What is already known about this topic?Overexposure to arsenic is toxic and affects bodily systems.In severe cases,loss of motor function and death can occur.What is added by this report?At the end of 2018,a waterborne acute arsenic poisoning event occurred in Yongzhou City of Hunan Province because arsenic-containing slags contaminated the water supply,which resulted in 10 people being poisoned.Patients were poisoned through domestic use of contaminated well water excluding drinking.What are the implications for public health practice?Clinicians should be trained to correctly and promptly identify and diagnose acute arsenic poisoning.The arsenic slags and byproducts should be strictly managed by corresponding enterprises to avoid similar poisoning incidents.When dealing with such events,water intended for domestic use should be closely monitored and environmental pollution should be assessed and controlled.