Symptomatic Pulmonary Disease in Arc Welders

Case Reports1 January 1961SYMPTOMATIC PULMONARY DISEASE IN ARC WELDERSERWIN FRIEDE, M.D., DONALD O. RACHOW, M.D.ERWIN FRIEDE, M.D., DONALD O. RACHOW, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-54-1-121 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMany new causes of specific pneumoconiosis have been reported since the effects of deleterious substances present in various occupations have become recognized. The inhalation of noxious fumes for prolonged periods has long been known to cause lung disease whenever it occurred.In 1936 Doig and McLaughlin1described striking x-ray changes after a roentgen survey of a large number of arc welders. These revealed fine nodular shadows "due to inhalation of iron dust." They noted, however, that these shadows disappeared after the removal of the patients from their occupational environment. Symptoms of fever, malaise, and cough were attributed to associated edema,...Bibliography1. DoigMcLaughlin ATAI: X-ray appearance of the lungs of electric arc welders. Lancet 1: 771, 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Charr R (a) : Respiratory disorders among welders. J. A. M. A. 152: 1520-1522 (Aug. 15) 1953. (b) Charr, R.: Respiratory disorders among welders. Amer. Rev. Tuberc. 71: 877-884 (June) 1955. (c) Charr, R.: Pulmonary changes in welders. A report of three cases. Ann. Intern. Med. 44: 806-812 (Apr.) 1956. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. MayerRappaport EI: Industrial diseases of the lung. In Non-tuberculous diseases of the chest, 1954, Charles C Thomas, Springfield, Illinois, p. 755. Google Scholar4. Anderson WA: Pathology, 1957, C. V. Mosby Company, St. Louis, p. 650. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Buffalo, N. Y.*Received for publication May 21, 1959.From the Medical Service, Edward J. Meyer Memorial Hospital, and the Department of Medicine, University of Buffalo Medical School, Buffalo, N. Y.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Erwin Friede, M.D., 993 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo 9, N. Y. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byWelder's Anthrax: A Review of an Occupational DiseasePulmonary Function Impairment From Exposure to Mixed Organic Solvents in Male Shipyard PaintersArc welding of steels and pulmonary fibrosisThin-Section CT Findings of Arc-Welders' PneumoconiosisWelders' pneumoconiosis: tissue elemental microanalysis by energy dispersive x ray analysis.Pneumoconiotic effects of welding-fume particles from mild and stainless steel deposited in the lung of the ratAn investigation of fibrogenic and other toxic effects of arc-welding fume particles deposited in the rat lungFibrogenic potential of welding fumesAmount and distribution of fume contaminants in the lungs of an arc welder post mortem.Serum immunoglobulin and other protein levels in arc weldersAuf anorganische Stäube mit geringen oder fehlendem Quarzgehalt zurückgehende LungenveränderungenPulmonary X-ray and functional findings in electric-arc weldersRespiratory symptoms, chronic bronchitis, and ventilatory function in shipyard weldersBeitrag zur Problematik der Elektroschwei zur Problematik der ElektroschweißerpneumokoniosePulmonary Fibrosis in an Arc WelderSpirometric Measurements In WeldersPathologic and Physiologic Studies of Welders' SiderosisWILLIAM KEITH C. MORGAN, M.D., M.R.C.P.E., H. DAVID KERR, M.D. 1 January 1961Volume 54, Issue 1Page: 121-127KeywordsFeversFibrosisHospital medicineHypertensionInhalationLungsMedical servicesPneumoconiosesPolycythemiaPulmonary diseases ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 January 1961 PDF downloadLoading ...