Cvitanović Slavica, Ivancević Zeljko, Capkun Vesna, Tenzera-Taslak Gordana
Klinika za plućne bolesti Medicinskogfakulteta Sveucilista u Splitu, KBC Split.
Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 2009 Nov;60 Suppl:31-9.
Between 2001 and 2005, 1150 patients with respiratory symptoms were admitted to our Pneumology Clinic whose workplace or residence could involve exposure to asbestos One hundred and twenty (10.4%) patients were confirmed a disease of the lung and/or pleura which could have been asbestos-related. A follow-up of these patients showed that 52 of 120 (43.3%) developed malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), but it was also found in 12 of 1030 (1.1%) patients without an asbestos-related disease. Of the 64 patients with MPM, 54 (84.3%) were men and 10 (15.6%) women. Fifty-two (81.2%) were professionally or residentially exposed to asbestos. The incidence ofmesothelioma for the Split-Dalmatia County between 2001 and 2005 was 13.8 per 100,000 inhabitants, while in the whole of Croatia it was 3.9. Mean annual incidence in the Split-Dalmatia County was 2.7 per 100,000 inhabitants, and in the whole of Croatia 0.8. This means that 22.7% of all patients with MPM in Croatia were from the Split-Dalmatia County (whose population is about 10.5% of Croatia's). This distribution of MPM may be related to the strong shipbuilding industry and other asbestos-related industries in this part of the country.
2001年至2005年期间，1150名有呼吸道症状的患者住进了我们的肺病诊所，他们的工作场所或住所可能接触过石棉。其中120名（10.4%）患者被确诊患有可能与石棉相关的肺部和/或胸膜疾病。对这些患者的随访显示，120名患者中有52名（43.3%）患上了恶性胸膜间皮瘤（MPM），但在1030名无石棉相关疾病的患者中也有12名（1.1%）发现患有此病。在64名患有MPM的患者中，54名（84.3%）为男性，10名（15.6%）为女性。52名（81.2%）患者在职业或居住环境中接触过石棉。2001年至2005年期间，斯普利特-达尔马提亚县间皮瘤的发病率为每10万居民13.8例，而在整个克罗地亚为3.9例。斯普利特-达尔马提亚县的年均发病率为每10万居民2.7例，在整个克罗地亚为0.8例。这意味着克罗地亚所有MPM患者中有22.7%来自斯普利特-达尔马提亚县（其人口约占克罗地亚的10.5%）。MPM的这种分布情况可能与该国这一地区强大的造船业和其他与石棉相关的产业有关。
