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Talc has been known to cause lung disease, via inhalation or intravenously. A good history along with radiological correlation will often reveal the diagnosis. However, most intravenous drug abusers are reluctant to give a history of exposure, and most diagnoses are made after lung biopsy. We present a case of acute respiratory failure that posed a diagnostic challenge and was diagnosed only af...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Roentgenology
سال: 1970
ISSN: 0361-803X,1546-3141
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.109.1.107