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ArticleAnnals of occupational and environmental medicine2014

A case of multiple myeloma in a poultry worker.

Pil Kyun Jung, Inah Kim, Inhyo Park, Chinyon Kim, Eun-A Kim, Jaehoon Roh

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Article in Annals of occupational and environmental medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Does formaldehyde have a causal association with nasopharyngeal cancer and leukaemia?Annals of occupational and environmental medicine · 2018
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Pil Kyun JungGraduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea ; The Institute for Occupational Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Inah KimGraduate School of Public Health, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea ; The Institute for Occupational Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea ; Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea ; Incheon Workers' Health Center, Incheon, Korea ; Severance Hospital, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Korea.
Inhyo ParkIncheon Workers' Health Center, Incheon, Korea.
Chinyon KimThe Institute for Occupational Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Eun-A KimOccupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency, Incheon, Korea.
Jaehoon RohThe Institute for Occupational Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea ; Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yonsei University · KRIncheon Medical Center · KRKorea Occupational Safety and Health Agency · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLivestock breeders including poultry workers are exposed to various agricultural chemicals including pesticides and/or organic solvents. Multiple myeloma is a rare disease in Korea, and few reports have investigated the influence of occupational exposures on multiple myeloma occurrence. CASE PRESENTATION: A 61-year-old male poultry farm worker presented with bone pain and generalized weakness. A bone marrow biopsy was performed, and he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. The patient had worked in a poultry farm for 16 years and was exposed to various pesticides and organic solvents such as formaldehyde without any proper personal protective equipment. Results of the work reenactment revealed that the concentration of formaldehyde (17.53 ppm) greatly exceeded the time-weighted average (0.5 ppm) and short-term exposure limit (1.0 ppm) suggested in the Korean Industrial Safety and Health Act.

conclusionsThis case report suggests that poultry workers may be exposed to high levels of various hazardous chemicals including pesticides and/or organic solvents. Numerous previous studies have suggested an association between multiple myeloma and exposure to agricultural chemicals; thus, multiple myeloma in this patient might have resulted from the prolonged, high exposure to these chemicals.

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FormaldehydeHematologic neoplasmMultiple myelomaPesticidesPoultrySolvents

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PMID25551018
PMCPMC4279810
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