Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in workers at an indium processing facility.
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Cummings, KJ; Donat, WE; Ettensohn, DB; Roggli, VL; Ingram, P; Kreiss, K
Published in: Am J Respir Crit Care Med
March 1, 2010
Two cases of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, including one death, occurred in workers at a facility producing indium-tin oxide (ITO), a compound used in recent years to make flat panel displays. Both workers were exposed to airborne ITO dust and had indium in lung tissue specimens. One worker was tested for autoantibodies to granulocytemacrophage-colonystimulating factor (GM-CSF) and found to have an elevated level. These cases suggest that inhalational exposure to ITO causes pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, which may occur via an autoimmune mechanism.
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Am J Respir Crit Care Med
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1535-4970
Publication Date
March 1, 2010
Volume
181
Issue
5
Start / End Page
458 / 464
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
- Tin Compounds
- Respiratory System
- Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
- Occupational Exposure
- Occupational Diseases
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Lung
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Cummings, K. J., Donat, W. E., Ettensohn, D. B., Roggli, V. L., Ingram, P., & Kreiss, K. (2010). Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in workers at an indium processing facility. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 181(5), 458–464. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.200907-1022CR
Cummings, Kristin J., Walter E. Donat, David B. Ettensohn, Victor L. Roggli, Peter Ingram, and Kathleen Kreiss. “Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in workers at an indium processing facility.” Am J Respir Crit Care Med 181, no. 5 (March 1, 2010): 458–64. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.200907-1022CR.
Cummings KJ, Donat WE, Ettensohn DB, Roggli VL, Ingram P, Kreiss K. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in workers at an indium processing facility. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Mar 1;181(5):458–64.
Cummings, Kristin J., et al. “Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in workers at an indium processing facility.” Am J Respir Crit Care Med, vol. 181, no. 5, Mar. 2010, pp. 458–64. Pubmed, doi:10.1164/rccm.200907-1022CR.
Cummings KJ, Donat WE, Ettensohn DB, Roggli VL, Ingram P, Kreiss K. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis in workers at an indium processing facility. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2010 Mar 1;181(5):458–464.
Published In
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
DOI
EISSN
1535-4970
Publication Date
March 1, 2010
Volume
181
Issue
5
Start / End Page
458 / 464
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- United States
- Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed
- Tin Compounds
- Respiratory System
- Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
- Occupational Exposure
- Occupational Diseases
- Middle Aged
- Male
- Lung