[Pulmonary siderosis: report of a case].
J Formos Med Assoc
; 92 Suppl 4: S258-61, 1993 Dec.
Article
em Zh
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7910085
Pulmonary siderosis is one kind of pneumoconiosis caused by the long term inhalation of iron dust. It occurs in a number of occupations including steel rolling and grinding, welding, polishing, casting, boiler scaling, iron ore mining and emery working. Here we report a case of pulmonary siderosis. A 49-year-old male who had worked in an iron foundry for 30 years was admitted because diffuse micronodular lesions were seen in both lung fields on a routine chest radiographic study. A pulmonary function test disclosed a mildly restrictive ventilatory defect. Transbronchial lung biopsy revealed a significant amount of iron dust deposited within a fibrous nodule by which confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary siderosis.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Siderose
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Pneumopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Zh
Revista:
J Formos Med Assoc
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
1993
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Article