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Pulmonary Silicosis Presents with Pleural Effusion
Joint Authors
Ayan, Mohamed
Salih, Mohsin
Aljarod, Tarake
Jeffrey, Melnick
Shah, Bobby H.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-09-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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 knowledge, there have been only 2 cases of silicosis with pleural effusion reported in medical literature.
Herein, we describe a case of a 77-year-old male with almost 50 years’ history of occupational silica exposure.
He presented with a 4-week history of exertional shortness of breath.
He is a lifetime nonsmoker, with no known other significant pulmonary disease.
He had chest X-ray which showed a right lung infiltrate and bilateral pleural thickening and effusion.
Chest CT showed moderate-sized bilateral pleural effusion and thickening with multiple bilateral intrapulmonary nodules seen.
He had undergone extensive workup and was diagnosed with silicosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Salih, Mohsin& Aljarod, Tarake& Ayan, Mohamed& Jeffrey, Melnick& Shah, Bobby H.. 2015. Pulmonary Silicosis Presents with Pleural Effusion. Case Reports in Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Salih, Mohsin…[et al.]. Pulmonary Silicosis Presents with Pleural Effusion. Case Reports in Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Salih, Mohsin& Aljarod, Tarake& Ayan, Mohamed& Jeffrey, Melnick& Shah, Bobby H.. Pulmonary Silicosis Presents with Pleural Effusion. Case Reports in Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058865
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058865