Pathologic and Physiologic Studies of Welders' Siderosis
Authors: WILLIAM KEITH C. MORGAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1963)

Article1 February 1963Pathologic and Physiologic Studies of Welders' SiderosisWILLIAM KEITH C. MORGAN, M.D., M.R.C.P.E., H. DAVID KERR, M.D.WILLIAM KEITH C. MORGAN, M.D., M.R.C.P.E.Search for more papers by this author, H. DAVID KERR, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-58-2-293 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptMedicine, like jurisprudence, should make a contribution to the well being of workers and see to it that, so far as possible, they should exercise their calling without harm.—Bernardino Ramazzini,De Morbis Artificum Diatriba, 1700Iron is melted and boiled during the welding process by the heat of the electric arc or oxyacetylene torch and is emitted as blue-grey fumes which are immediately oxidized to ferric oxide. Prolonged inhalation of these fumes, particularly if ventilation is inadequate, frequently produces radiologic changes in the lungs (1). Since its original description, welders' siderosis has been generally assumed to be benign and...References1. DOIGMCLAUGHLIN ATAI: X-ray appearances of the lungs of electric arc welders. Lancet 1: 771, 1936. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. COLLEN MF: A study of pneumonia in shipyard workers with special reference to welders. J. Indust. Hyg. 29: 113, 1947. MedlineGoogle Scholar3. DOIGDUGUID ATLN: The Health of Welders, Ministry of Labour and National Service, His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1951, p. 68. Google Scholar4. SCHIOTZ EH: Welding regarded from the medical point of view. Acta Med. Scand. 121: 537, 1945. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. HARDINGMCLAUGHLINDOIG HEAIAT: Clinical, radiographic and pathological studies of the lungs of electric arc and oxyacetylene welders. Lancet 2: 394, 1958. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. 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DAVID KERR, M.D.Affiliations: Baltimore, MarylandFrom the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Division for Pulmonary Diseases, Baltimore 1, Maryland.Most of this material was presented at the meeting of the American Thoracic Society, Miami, Florida, May, 1962.Requests for reprints should be addressed to William Keith C. Morgan, M.D., University of Maryland School of Medicine, Division for Pulmonary Diseases, Baltimore 1, Maryland. 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