Pulmonary Silicosis Presents with Pleural Effusion

Silica and silicate mineral dust inhalation can cause a variety of histopathological changes in the lungs and pleura. These include pulmonary silicotic nodules, interstitial infiltrate, fibrosis, and pleural thickening. Pleural effusion is an extremely rare presentation of silicosis. To our best kn...

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Main Authors: Mohsin Salih, Tarake Aljarod, Mohamed Ayan, Melnick Jeffrey, Bobby H. Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/543070