SILICOSIS DUE TO INTENTIONAL INHALATION OF ABRASIVE SCOURING POWDER - CASE-REPORT WITH LONG-TERM SURVIVAL AND VASCULITIC SEQUELAE

被引:24
作者
GONG, H [1 ]
TASHKIN, DP [1 ]
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[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES, CTR HLTH SCI, DEPT MED, DIV PULM DIS, LOS ANGELES, CA 90024 USA
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10.1016/0002-9343(79)90415-7
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Silicosis due to inhalation of abrasive scouring powder is now an unusual event. A nonindustrial case of acute silicosis due to intentional inhalation of commercial, silica-containing scouring powder is reported. This case is unique in that the patient had a 20 yr survival (after onset of symptoms) with typical roentgenographic and histopathologic changes of silicosis and evidence of immune complex disease in extrapulmonary tissues.
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