Background: Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a chronic granulomatous large-vessel vasculitis most commonly seen in women under 50 years of age[1]. The pulmonary arteries are less often involved, with the frequency involvement varying widely between countries (from 4% to >50%) [2–5]. Respiratory symptoms or signs and imaging findings TA have not been fully investigated [6–7]. Objectives: This study...

BACKGROUND The number of studies where non-malignant pulmonary diseases are evaluated after occupational arsenic exposure is very few. AIMS To investigate the effects of occupational arsenic exposure on the lung by high-resolution computed tomography and pulmonary function tests. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cross-sectional study. METHODS In this study, 256 workers with suspected respirator...