Voisin C, Marin I, Brochard P, Pairon J C
INSERM Unité 139, CH1 Créteil, France.
Chest. 1994 Sep;106(3):974-6. doi: 10.1378/chest.106.3.974.
A 51-year-old man underwent pleuroscopy for radiologic pleural abnormalities. Pathologic examination of pleural and lung biopsy specimens concluded on hyalinized pleural plaques associated with mild asbestosis. Transmission electron microscopy analysis showed significant retention of tremolite asbestos fibers. The absence of any occupational exposure to asbestos and the existence of geologic deposits of tremolite in the Kabul area of Afghanistan suggest an environmental exposure during the patient's childhood spent in this region.
一名51岁男性因影像学检查发现胸膜异常而接受了胸腔镜检查。胸膜和肺活检标本的病理检查结果为伴有轻度石棉肺的玻璃样变胸膜斑。透射电子显微镜分析显示透闪石石棉纤维有明显留存。该患者没有任何职业性石棉接触史，且阿富汗喀布尔地区存在透闪石地质矿床，这表明该患者童年时期在该地区生活期间存在环境暴露。
