The recognition of lung disease in coal workers: The role of Gough-Wentworth whole lung sections.
J R Coll Physicians Edinb
; 52(1): 65-72, 2022 03.
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From the identification of a specific lung disease caused by coal dust exposure in miners in 1831 until the demonstration of the association of that exposure to risk of emphysema in 1984, there was continuous argument about the harmfulness of coal dust. Ill health in miners was attributed variously to tuberculosis, quartz exposure or cigarette smoking. An acceptance that coal dust was harmful only started with investigative radiology and pathology in the 1920s, and physiology in the 1950s. Most of the early investigations were in South Wales, the centre of the most important coal field in Great Britain. Among the investigators was Professor Jethro Gough who, with his technician James Wentworth, introduced a technique for making thick sections of whole, inflated lungs on paper backing. Here, we describe this method and its central role in understanding the relationships between coal dust exposure, pneumoconiosis, emphysema and lung dysfunction in miners.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Enfisema Pulmonar
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Minas de Carbón
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Enfisema
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Enfermedades Pulmonares
Límite:
Humans
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En
Revista:
J R Coll Physicians Edinb
Asunto de la revista:
EDUCACAO
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HISTORIA DA MEDICINA
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MEDICINA
Año:
2022
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Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido