title: Cadmium exposure: health hazards of silver cottage industry in developing countries.
abstract: In countries such as India, the silver jewelry industry is an important cottage industry. Silver is mixed with cadmium and then used to make silver jewelry. During this process there is a formation of cadmium fumes, and the workers inhale the fumes. Cadmium is a neurotoxic and nephrotoxic heavy metal, and there are no national policies to prevent exposure to such chemicals. We will present a case of cadmium induced peripheral neuropathy, nephropathy, and decreased bone density.
authors: Department of Neurology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors: P K
authors: PK
authors: Sethi
authors: Dinesh
authors: D
authors: Khandelwal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects; D002104:Cadmium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002105:Cadmium Poisoning; D003906:Developing Countries; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D019570:Inhalation Exposure; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D011115:Polyneuropathies / Q000139:chemically induced; D012834:Silver; D014896:Welding
chemical_list: D002104:Cadmium; D012834:Silver