Some pleural effusions labeled as idiopathic could be produced by the inhalation of silica

Autor: Bielsa Silvia, Guitart Ana, Esquerda Aureli, Fernández-Pacheco Rodrigo, Baranguán Maria Teresa, Ibarra Alfonso, Porcel José M.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Pleura and Peritoneum, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 27-33 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2364-768X
DOI: 10.1515/pp-2021-0135
Popis: Exposure to silica nanoparticles has been associated with pleural effusions (PEs) in animal models and case series. We hypothesized that some PEs labelled as “idiopathic” could, in fact, be secondary to inhalation of silica.
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