Diffuse interlobular septal thickening in a coal miner.
Thorax
; 65(1): 82-4, 2010 Jan.
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ABSTRACT
Diffuse interlobular septal thickening (DIST) is an abnormality seen on high-resolution CT (HRCT) scanning of the thorax. While DIST may be present to variable extents in a number of lung conditions, it is uncommon as a predominant finding except in a few entities. This report features an ex-coal miner, thought to have coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP), in whom the HRCT scan showed no evidence of CWP and instead showed DIST. The patient's condition progressed incessantly towards death from severe secondary pulmonary hypertension. The case links fatal pulmonary hypertension to DIST, a pattern not previously described in coal workers.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Minas de Carvão
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Antracose
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Hipertensão Pulmonar
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Pulmão
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Thorax
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article