Abstract

SANCHEZ AYALA, Juan José; MARNE SANTAMARIA, Delia  and  MARCAIDE RUIZ DE APODAKA, M.ª Asunción. Hemochromatosis, An occupational hypothesis. Med. segur. trab. [online]. 2010, vol.56, n.219, pp.165-185. ISSN 1989-7790.

Introduction: We present two cases of welders with a hemochromatosis disease for which no specific etiology has been found. Studies of genetics for inherited hemochromatosis were negative.Neither external or transfusional supplies of iron, nor others hemochromatosis related diseases were found, except for alcoholism, without any hepatic disease, in one of the subjects. Objectives: To study and to discuss a possible occupational origin of the disease, which could possibly be caused at the wokplace by the chronic inhalation of iron particles, taken in by the alveolars macrophages and then transferred to the blood and organs. Material and methods: Bibliographic review. Results: After the bibliographic review, some data were found suggesting a possible occupational origin.

Keywords : Hemochromatosis; Occupational; Inhalation; Particles; Iron.

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