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

Abstract

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