title: [Peripheral airway obstruction in the course of occupational exposure to asbestos].
abstract: Typically, the functional abnormalities in individuals exposed to asbestos dust take the form of a pulmonary fibrosis. Recently, several authors have stressed the early existence of small airways obstruction. In the present study, by measurement of closing volume, we have confirmed an obstructive factor in a certain number of exposed subjects, even if they were non-smokers, i.e. had no other apparent reason for small airways disease.
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000403:Airway Resistance; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D012907:Smoking; D013147:Spirometry; D014797:Vital Capacity
vernacular_title: Obstruction des voies aériennes périphériques au cours de l'exposition professionnelle à l'amiante