Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Chronic Silicosis : A Case Report
Joint Authors
Mishra, Pritinanda
Basu, Debdatta
Panigrahi, Manoj Kumar
Jacob, Sajini Elizabeth
Govindaraj, Vishnukanth
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-03-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Silicosis is an occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica.
People working in occupations like sandblasting, surface drilling, tunneling, silica flour milling, ceramic making, and so forth are predisposed to develop silicosis.
Crystalline forms of silica are more fibrogenic than the amorphous forms, highlighting the importance of the physical form in pathogenesis.
Lung biopsy is rarely performed for the diagnosis of silicosis as it can easily be detected by occupational history and radiological features.
Patients with silicosis can develop complications like tuberculosis, lung cancer, progressive massive fibrosis, cor pulmonale, broncholithiasis, or tracheobronchial compression by lymph nodes.
Pleural involvement in silicosis is rare.
Spontaneous pneumothorax is a pleural complication that can develop in such patients.
Usually in silicosis pneumothorax is unilateral.
We hereby report the lung biopsy findings and discuss the mechanism of pneumothorax development in a case of chronic silicosis who, later on died during the course of the disease.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mishra, Pritinanda& Jacob, Sajini Elizabeth& Basu, Debdatta& Panigrahi, Manoj Kumar& Govindaraj, Vishnukanth. 2014. Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Chronic Silicosis : A Case Report. Case Reports in Pathology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mishra, Pritinanda…[et al.]. Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Chronic Silicosis : A Case Report. Case Reports in Pathology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mishra, Pritinanda& Jacob, Sajini Elizabeth& Basu, Debdatta& Panigrahi, Manoj Kumar& Govindaraj, Vishnukanth. Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Chronic Silicosis : A Case Report. Case Reports in Pathology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480904