[Metal pneumoconiosis (author's transl)].
The occurrence of two cases of metal pneumoconiosis in a metal works has been used to draw attention to this rare occupational disease. The technology for the manufacture and processing is described with special reference to dust exposure at the various stages. After an historical review, there is a detailed discussion of the clinical and radiological features of the two cases. Problems concerning the prognosis, differential diagnosis and the laws concerning compensation are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001317:Austria; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D008906:Mining; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D014942:Workers' Compensation
D008670:Metals
Hartmetall-Lunge.