A potential cause of asbestos-related granulomatosis due to adulterant contamination in a drug abuser
| Autor: | Arnaldo Carbone, Sergio Abate, Sergio Santoro, Fabio De-Giorgio, Sabrina Romanò, Maria Concetta Lazzaro, Cristian Camuto, Rosario Casamassima |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Adulterant medicine.medical_specialty Lung Inhalation business.industry Drug abuser Cell Biology General Medicine Pulmonary granulomatosis medicine.disease_cause Dermatology Asbestos Pathology and Forensic Medicine 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Lung disease 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Passive inhalation medicine business Molecular Biology |
| Zdroj: | Virchows Archiv. 478:361-366 |
| ISSN: | 1432-2307 0945-6317 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00428-020-02863-z |
| Popis: | Drug adulterants containing contaminants have been known to cause lung disease by inhalation or intravenous intake. Talcosis due to intravenous talc injection has been widely described in the literature, whereas the hypothesis of granulomatosis due to asbestos related to adulterated cocaine injection has not yet been explored. Herein, a case of pulmonary granulomatosis due to asbestos fibres related to cocaine injection in a young woman is described. Inorganic material in the lung was first individuated by light microscopy and last was identified using the SEM-EDX method. This case is unique since the occupational and passive inhalation of asbestos was excluded with absolute certainty. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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