Silicosis in a paint-production worker: Study of a lung histological specimen with scanning electron microscopy-Energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer

Abstract

The occupational risks in silica-exposed workers have been greatly reduced over the last decades; however, only few studies investigated uncommon forms of exposure to crystalline silica as shown by this case of silicosis in a paint-production worker.

Keywords: crystalline silica; paint worker; scanning electron microscopy; silicosis.