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Published on: December 17, 2018
Cadmium exposure: health hazards of silver cottage industry in developing countries
1Department of Neurology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:
In countries such as India, the silver jewelry industry is an important cottage industry. Silver is mixed with cadmium and then used to make silver jewelry. During this process there is a formation of cadmium fumes, and the workers inhale the fumes. Cadmium is a neurotoxic and nephrotoxic heavy metal, and there are no national policies to prevent exposure to such chemicals. We will present a case of cadmium induced peripheral neuropathy, nephropathy, and decreased bone density.
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