A Study on Antinuclear Antibody and Rheumatoid Factor in Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis.
- Author:
Ho Keun CHUNG
1
;
Pyo Hong JEONG
Author Information
1. TAe Institute for Pneumoconiosis, Korea Labour Welfare Corporation, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Agglutination;
Anthracosis*;
Antibodies, Antinuclear*;
Coal*;
Drinking;
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect;
Humans;
Latex;
Rheumatoid Factor*;
Smoke;
Smoking
- From:Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
1989;1(1):24-31
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Antinuclear antibody(ANA) and rheumatoid factor(RF) in the sera of 191 coal workers pneumoconiosis(CWP) patients, 65 healthy coal workers, and 52 non-mining controls were examined by the categories of CWP, age, duration of exposure, smoking and drinking habit. Indirect fluorescent antibody technique for ANA and latex agglutination method for RF were applied for detection. ANA was positive in 24.3% of CWP patients, 10.8% of healthy coal workers and 11.5% of non-mining controls. RF was positive in 36.5 % of CWP patients, 13.8 % of healthy coal workers and 9.6 % of non-mining controls.
