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A Fatal Case of Silicosis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

SK. V. Gudjonsson  and
C. J. Jacobson
SK. V. Gudjonsson
Affiliation:
From the Inspectorate of Factories and Workshops (Chief: cand. jur. E. Dreyer) and the State Laboratory of Public Health (Chief: Prof. L. S. Fridericia), Copenhagen
C. J. Jacobson
Affiliation:
From the Inspectorate of Factories and Workshops (Chief: cand. jur. E. Dreyer) and the State Laboratory of Public Health (Chief: Prof. L. S. Fridericia), Copenhagen
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1. A typical uncomplicated case of silicosis with fatal outcome in a porcelain turner is described.

2. Microscopic examination of lung tissue and of ashes therefrom showed numerous mineral needles resembling those found in kaolin from his factory.

3. The findings in this case are taken to support in part the theory advanced by W. R. Jones, that silicosis can be produced by fibrous minerals.

We are indebted to Mr Bögvad, M.S., for valuable aid in the mineralogical diagnosis.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , June 1934 , pp. 166 - 171
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1934

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