Silicosis Caused by Chronic Inhalation of Snail Shell Powder
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Silicosis Caused by Chronic Inhalation of Snail Shell Powder
A 70-yr-old woman visited our hospital for shortness of breath. Chest CT showed ground glass opacity and traction bronchiectasis at right middle, lower lobe and left lingular division. Video-assisted thoracic surgical biopsy at right lower lobe and pathologic examination revealed mixed dust pneumoconiosis. Polarized optical microscopy showed lung lesions were consisted of silica and carbon mate...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Medical Science
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1011-8934,1598-6357
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2012.27.1.93