[An unusual interstitial pneumonitis]. / Une pneumopathie interstitielle inhabituelle.
Rev Med Liege
; 64(7-8): 373-6, 2009.
Article
in Fr
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19777914
ABSTRACT
We report the case of a twenty-six-years-old patient who developed acute silicosis after only five years of professional exposure. He also succeedingly presented in the course of the disease progressive massive fibrosis, rest hypoxia, and eventually spontaneous pneumothorax. Monopulmonary transplantation was finally successfully performed.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumothorax
/
Pulmonary Fibrosis
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Silicones
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Silicosis
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Occupational Exposure
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Lung Transplantation
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Lung Diseases, Interstitial
/
Occupational Diseases
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
/
Male
Language:
Fr
Journal:
Rev Med Liege
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Belgium