Outbreak of silicosis in Spanish quartz conglomerate workers
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Ischaemic Cavitation in Conglomerate Silicosis.
The most common cause of cavitation in progressive massive fibrosis (PMF) in patients with silicosis is infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, cavitation of PMF as a result of ischaemic necrosis has also ben identified as a rare entity in silicosis. A 40-year-old male, non-smoker, working as a stonecutter for 30 years presented with a five years history of exertional breathlessness...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1077-3525,2049-3967
DOI: 10.1179/2049396713y.0000000049