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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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Sethi, P.K., Khandelwal, D. & Sethi, N. Cadmium exposure: Health hazards of silver cottage industry in developing countries. J. Med. Toxicol. 2, 14–15 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03161007
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