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. 1959 Apr;16(2):123–125. doi: 10.1136/oem.16.2.123

Pulmonary Fibrosis in an Aluminium Worker

John Mitchell 1
PMCID: PMC1037903  PMID: 13651554

Abstract

Aluminium dust has never been shown to be harmful to man in Great Britain. This paper reports a fatal case of progressive pulmonary fibrosis in a young man occupationally exposed to a heavy concentration of fine aluminium dust. Clinically, radiologically, and pathologically this case was indistinguishable from cases of aluminium fibrosis of the lung described by Shaver in Canada.

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