[Anthracosilicosis: a rare clinical and radiological presentation simulating lung metastases]

Autor: N, Arévalo Galeano, B, Cabeza Martínez, A, Bustos García de Castro, J, Ferreirós Domínguez
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Radiologia. 51(6)
ISSN: 0033-8338
Popis: We present the case of an asymptomatic patient with an initial clinical and radiological diagnosis of lung metastases in whom histological study diagnosed anthracosilicosis. A review of the literature shows that this presentation of anthracosilicosis is exceptional; our patient had atypical radiological findings and a very long latency period (over 50 years) after a brief (nearly 6 years) exposure to coal dust.
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