Pulmonary Silicosis Presents with Pleural Effusion

Silica and silicate mineral dust inhalation can cause a variety of histopathological changes in the lungs and pleura. These include pulmonary silicotic nodules, interstitial infiltrate, fibrosis, and pleural thickening. Pleural effusion is an extremely rare presentation of silicosis. To our best kno...

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Published in:Case Rep Med
Main Authors: Salih, Mohsin, Aljarod, Tarake, Ayan, Mohamed, Jeffrey, Melnick, Shah, Bobby H.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4575982/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26435716
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/543070
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