PULMONARY CHANGES IN WELDERS: A REPORT OF THREE CASES

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Case Reports1 April 1956PULMONARY CHANGES IN WELDERS: A REPORT OF THREE CASESROBERT CHARR, M.D., F.A.C.P.ROBERT CHARR, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-44-4-806 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptPulmonary changes resembling silicosis may follow inhalation for a number of years in enclosed places of welding fumes containing minute particles of iron oxide. But, unlike the pulmonary changes in silicosis, those in welders are considered harmless. Occasionally, however, one meets a welder with respiratory difficulty without apparent reason other than exposure to welding fumes.This communication adds three such patients to those reported earlier.1CASE REPORTSCase 1. A 54 year old male had been exposed to welding fumes for 15 years. In December, 1954, he sought medical advice because of dyspnea, cough and substernal discomfort. The physical examination...Bibliography1. Charr R (a) : Respiratory disorders among welders, J. A. M. A. 152: 1520-1522 (Aug. 15) 1953. (b) Charr, R.: Respiratory disorders among welders, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 71: 877-884 (June) 1955. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. DoigMcLaughlin ATAI: X-ray appearances of the lungs of electric arc welders, Lancet 1: 771, 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. EnzerSander NOA: Chronic lung changes in electric arc welders, J. Indust. Hyg. and Toxicol. 20: 333, 1938. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania*Received for publication November 7, 1955.From the Department of Medicine, Jefferson Medical College, and The Division of Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia.Presented in part to the Section on General Medicine, College of Physicians of Philadelphia, October 24, 1955.†Deceased. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byComputed tomography findings of arc-welders’ pneumoconiosis: Comparison with silicosisArc welding of steels and pulmonary fibrosisUncommon PneumoconiosesOther Uncommon PneumoconiosesWelders' 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 ratFibrogenic potential of welding fumesLUNG DISORDERS RESULTING FROM THE INHALATION OF METALSAmount and distribution of fume contaminants in the lungs of an arc welder post mortem.Arc Welders’ Pneumoconiosis: Application of Advanced Scanning Electron MicroscopyAuf anorganische Stäube mit geringen oder fehlendem Quarzgehalt zurückgehende LungenveränderungenRespiratory symptoms, chronic bronchitis, and ventilatory function in shipyard weldersBeitrag zur Problematik der Elektroschwei\erpneumokonioseBeitrag zur Problematik der ElektroschweißerpneumokoniosePulmonary Fibrosis in an Arc WelderSpirometric Measurements In WeldersPulmonary Hæmosiderosis 1 April 1956Volume 44, Issue 4Page: 806-812KeywordsDyspneaFibrosisHospital medicineInhalationLesionsSilicosisThorax ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 April 1956 PDF downloadLoading ...