title: [The identification of ferruginous bodies in human lungs. A retrospective study of 1975, 1982 and 1988].
abstract: The presence of ferruginous bodies (FB) at 90 autopsy cases were analysed. The cases belong to 1975, 1982 and 1988. Two grams of lung was digested and observed the following results: 4.2 FB/g in 1975, 17.0 FB/g in 1982 and 42.5 FB/g in 1988. Males, Mexico City dowlers, smokers and carcinoma bronchogenic group were exposed to higher FB. The correlation between employment and FB was observed. Three parameters of FB concentration: 0-100 environmental exposure, 100.1-1,000 environmental and occupational exposures, and more 1,000 to occupational exposure was observed. The asbestos core was predominant in all FB analysed. No correlation between age and FB was observed. Finally there is a nonoccupational exposure to asbestos fibres in our environment.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, México, D.F.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Arenas Huertero
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000032:analysis*; D008168:Lung / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos; D007501:Iron
vernacular_title: Identificación de cuerpos ferruginosos en pulmones humanos. Estudio retrospectivo de 1975, 1982 y 1988.