Lim H H, Domala Z, Joginder S, Lee S H, Lim C S, Abu Bakar C M
Br J Ind Med. 1984 Nov;41(4):445-9. doi: 10.1136/oem.41.4.445.
A study was carried out to determine the health effects of rice husk dust in Malaysian rice millers. The study population consisted of 122 male Malay workers from three rice mills, with 42 controls of similar age, sex, ethnic group, and agricultural work background. Interviews using standardised questionnaires, physical examination, total and differential white cell counts, chest radiographs, and lung function tests were performed on each of the millers and the controls. Environmental dust monitoring was also carried out in the three rice mills. Clinical, haematological, and radiological findings suggest that a distinct clinical syndrome seems to be associated with exposure to rice husk dust. The manifestations of this "rice millers' syndrome" include acute and chronic irritant effects affecting the eyes, skin, and upper respiratory tract; allergic responses such as nasal catarrh, tightness of chest, asthma, and eosinophilia; and radiological opacities in the chest, probably representing early silicosis or extrinsic allergic alveolitis.
一项研究旨在确定稻壳粉尘对马来西亚碾米工人健康的影响。研究对象包括来自三家碾米厂的122名马来男性工人，另有42名年龄、性别、种族和农业工作背景相似的对照人员。对每位碾米工人和对照人员进行了使用标准化问卷的访谈、体格检查、白细胞总数和分类计数、胸部X光片以及肺功能测试。还对这三家碾米厂进行了环境粉尘监测。临床、血液学和放射学检查结果表明，一种明显的临床综合征似乎与接触稻壳粉尘有关。这种“碾米工人综合征”的表现包括影响眼睛、皮肤和上呼吸道的急慢性刺激作用；诸如鼻粘膜炎、胸闷、哮喘和嗜酸性粒细胞增多等过敏反应；以及胸部的放射学阴影，可能代表早期矽肺或外源性过敏性肺泡炎。
