Aluminose
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Aluminosis (also known as aluminium lung) is a restrictive lung disease caused by exposure to aluminum-bearing dust. Aluminosis is a form of pneumoconiosis that can lead to pulmonary fibrosis. First cases of lung damage from aluminium exposure were reported in the 1930s in Germany. It can be detected by using high-resolution computed tomography.
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It sits within the topics Lung diseases due to external agents, Occupational diseases and Respiratory diseases.
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Unter einer Aluminose (auch Aluminiumstaublunge) versteht man pathologische Veränderungen der Lunge, die durch eine chronische Exposition gegenüber Aluminiumoxidrauch oder -staub entstehen. Die Aluminose gehört zu den Pneumokoniosen und ist eine entschädigungspflichtige Berufskrankheit.
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