Dental technician pneumoconiosis mimicking pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report.
BMC Pulm Med
; 16(1): 131, 2016 09 07.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Dental laboratory technicians are at risk of developing occupational respiratory diseases due to exposure to various potentially toxic substances in their working environment. Since 1939, few cases of silicosis among dental technician have been reported. CASE PRESENTATION We illustrate a 38 year-old female, who worked in a dental laboratory for 20 years, initially treated as pulmonary tuberculosis and chronic necrotising aspergillosis without much improvement. Computed tomography guided lung biopsy and bronchoscopic transbronchial lung biopsy were performed. Lung tissue biopsies showed presence of refractile dental materials within the areas of histiocyte proliferation. The diagnosis of dental technician pneumoconiosis was obtained and our patient underwent pulmonary rehabilitation.CONCLUSIONS:
This case highlights the importance of obtaining a detailed occupational history in tuberculosis endemic area, as pulmonary tuberculosis is a great mimicker of other respiratory diseases.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Pneumoconiose
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Técnicos em Prótese Dentária
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Doenças Profissionais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2016
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Article