Korean J Occup Environ Med.  1989 Feb;1(1):24-31.

A Study on Antinuclear Antibody and Rheumatoid Factor in Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis

• Chung HK
• Jeong PH

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.

MeSH Terms

Agglutination
Anthracosis*
Antibodies, Antinuclear*
Coal*
Drinking
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
Humans
Latex
Rheumatoid Factor*
Smoke
Smoking
Antibodies, Antinuclear
Coal
Latex
Rheumatoid Factor
Smoke