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Interstitial pneumonia caused by inhalation of fumes of nickel and chrome.
Hisatomi, Keiko; Ishii, Hiroshi; Hashiguchi, Koji; Seki, Masafumi; Ide, Mioko; Sugiyama, Kanako; Ishimoto, Hiroshi; Nakayama, Seiko; Mukae, Hiroshi; Kohno, Shigeru.
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  • Hisatomi K; Second Department of Internal Medicine, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, and Kitakyushu City Yahata Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Respirology ; 11(6): 814-7, 2006 Nov.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17052314
ABSTRACT
Two male industrial painters were admitted to hospital with dry cough and dyspnoea on exertion following a tank coating operation using a high-temperature spray paint consisting of a nickel-chromium alloy. Both patients showed hypoxaemia, peripheral leukocytosis, high levels of serum cytokines and bilateral ground-glass opacities on a chest CT scan. They were diagnosed with interstitial pneumonia caused by inhalation of nickel and chrome fumes and successfully treated with corticosteroid. These are rare cases of interstitial pneumonia associated with nickel/chromium inhalation.
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Chromium / Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Inhalation Exposure / Nickel Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Respirology Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Japan Publication country: AU / AUSTRALIA / AUSTRÁLIA
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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Chromium / Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Inhalation Exposure / Nickel Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Adult / Humans / Male Language: En Journal: Respirology Year: 2006 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Japan Publication country: AU / AUSTRALIA / AUSTRÁLIA