[Occurrence of pleural mesothelioma. Chronic fibrosing pleurisy and calcified pleural plaques in Turkey in relation with environmental pollution by mineral fibers (author's transl)].
The incidence of pleural mesothelioma (PM), chronic fibrosing pleurisy (CFP) and calcified pleural plaques (CPP) has been studied in Anatolia (Turkey) in relation with environmental pollution by mineral fibers: 1) In central Anatolia, where asbestos deposits have been described, the frequency of CFP and CPP was in the range 2-25%; several cases of PM have been encountered. 2) One area (Cappadoce) is free of asbestos, but contains another kind of mineral fiber: zeolite. In this area, an outbreak of PM has been described in some villages. Among the 600 inhabitants of Karain, 28 cases of PM occurred for the period January 1975-June 1979.
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000009:adverse effects; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D008903:Minerals / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D010998:Pleurisy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D014421:Turkey; D017641:Zeolites
D000393:Air Pollutants; D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D008903:Minerals; D017641:Zeolites; D001194:Asbestos
Etude du mésothéliome pleural malin, de la pleurésie fibrosante chronique et des plaques pleurals liées a l'environnement en Turquie.