caa a22 4500 463194470 CHVBK 20180406164918.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00420-007-0184-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00420-007-0184-1 A case of malignant mesothelioma in a rice-starch factory [Elektronische Daten] [Renata De Zotti, Antonio Fiorito] Introduction: Recent reports of cases of malignant mesothelioma (MM) in "non-traditional” areas of employment are an indication of the numerous occasions in which exposure to asbestos has occurred in the workplace. We describe an unusual case of occupational exposure to asbestos to stress the importance of careful history taking when assessing a patient's work history, especially in generic occupations in which there is apparently no exposure to asbestos. Case report: Malignant mesothelioma was diagnosed in a woman worker employed in a factory making rice starch. She had worked in the storehouse of the factory for approximately 40years. From circumstantial interviews with relatives and workmates, it emerged that her job involved retrieving, for re-use, the jute sacks in which the rice was transported. More than one source remembered distinctly that some of the sacks had "Asbestos” written on the outside. Discussion: This case provides further confirmation of the importance of careful history taking among workers with mesothelioma to avoid failing to diagnose occupational disease. It also highlights the risk of asbestos exposure represented by recycling asbestos-contaminated sacks in both occupational and non-occupational settings. Springer-Verlag, 2007 Malignant mesothelioma nationallicence Recycled jute sack nationallicence Asbestos exposure nationallicence De Zotti Renata Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste General Hospital, Via della Pieta' 19, 34129, Trieste, Italy aut Fiorito Antonio Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste General Hospital, Via della Pieta' 19, 34129, Trieste, Italy aut International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Springer-Verlag 80/8(2007-08-01), 743-745 0340-0131 80:8<743 2007 80 420 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-007-0184-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 brief-communication jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-007-0184-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- De Zotti Renata Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste General Hospital, Via della Pieta' 19, 34129, Trieste, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fiorito Antonio Clinical Unit of Occupational Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste General Hospital, Via della Pieta' 19, 34129, Trieste, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Springer-Verlag 80/8(2007-08-01), 743-745 0340-0131 80:8<743 2007 80 420 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer