香港石棉相关疾病的首次报告。

First report of asbestos-related diseases in Hong Kong.

作者信息

Lam W K, Kung T M, Ma P L, So S Y, Mok C K

出版信息

Trop Geogr Med. 1983 Sep;35(3):225-9.

Abstract

There has been no report of malignant mesothelioma or asbestosis in Hong Kong despite the rapid growth of industry in the past few decades. Three patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma and one patient with asbestosis and small cell carcinoma of the lung are reported. All four patients were Chinese in Hong Kong and had a history of occupational exposure to asbestos. Although there is no mining of asbestos in Hong Kong, her rapid industrialization in the past few decades has led to a large population of asbestos-exposed workers in industry. The average annual consumption of crude asbestos (import minus re-export) has grown ten-fold in the past decade to 1.090 tonnes in 1978-79, and the number of workers handling asbestos products was estimated to be 20.000 in 1979. The problem of asbestos related diseases has however been little considered and further epidemiologic studies are warranted.

摘要

尽管在过去几十年里香港工业迅速发展，但尚无恶性间皮瘤或石棉沉着病的报告。本文报告了3例恶性胸膜间皮瘤患者和1例石棉沉着病合并肺小细胞癌患者。所有4例患者均为香港华人，有职业性接触石棉的病史。虽然香港没有石棉矿开采，但过去几十年的快速工业化导致大量产业工人接触石棉。在过去十年中，粗石棉的年平均消费量（进口减去再出口）增长了十倍，在1978 - 1979年达到1.090吨，1979年处理石棉产品的工人数量估计为20000人。然而，与石棉相关疾病的问题很少受到关注，有必要进行进一步的流行病学研究。