Silicosis complicated with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis caused by long-term dust inhalation during construction of bridge pier columns: A case report

Autor: Jie Jiang, YouMing Zhu, Tao Jiang, TingTing Hu, YiLing Gan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Heliyon, Vol 10, Iss 22, Pp e40324- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2405-8440
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40324
Popis: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is characterized by the accumulation of surfactant material in alveoli. Few aPAP cases with a history of dust inhalation show both paves stone-like changes and micronodules in the chest CT scan. We present a 52-year-old male patient withsilicosis complicated with aPAP due to long-term dust inhalation during the construction of bridge piers columns. In this case report, chest CT of the patient displayed nonuniform ground-glass and patchy shadows in both lungs, paving stone-like changes, as well as diffuse distribution of high-density small nodular shadows, and the nodules tended to confluence.
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