title: Asbestos-related diseases in entertainment workers.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate asbestos exposure in 4 patients (3 cases of malignant mesothelioma and 1 case ofpleural plagues) previously employed in the entertainment business.
  
  
  METHODS
  The patients were seen at the Occupational Health Unit of the "Clinica del Lavoro Luigi Devoto" in Milan (Italy). Information regarding exposure to asbestos (occupational, environmental, and familial) was collected through a standardized questionnaire administered to the patients by an occupational physician.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The presence of asbestos in the building structures and its use were described by all patients. The presence of asbestos in public buildings used for entertainment such as cinemas and theatres was in fact confirmed by the Occupational Health Services of the Local Heath Unit. An occupational aetiology was recognised in all the cases mentioned above, thus leading to the identification of an atypical occupational sector at risk in the past for asbestos exposure,
authors.affiliation: Clinica del Lavoro Luigi Devoto, Dipartimento di Medicina Preventiva, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy. Carolina.Mensi@unimi.it
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mensi
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garberi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bordini
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sieno
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Riboldi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017638:Asbestos, Crocidolite / Q000009:adverse effects; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000209:etiology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008420:Manufactured Materials / Q000009:adverse effects; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D019016:Mineral Fibers / Q000009:adverse effects; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D011481:Protective Clothing / Q000009:adverse effects; D011633:Public Facilities / Q000592:standards; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D019016:Mineral Fibers; D017638:Asbestos, Crocidolite; D001194:Asbestos