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Pulmonary Talcosis in an Immunocompromised Patient [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2016 The first case of pulmonary talcosis or talc pneumoconiosis related to inhalation of talc during its extraction and processing in mines was described by Thorel in 1896. Pulmonary talcosis is most commonly seen secondary to occupational exposure or intravenous (IV) drug abuse and, occasionally, in excessive use of cosmetic talc.
Sowmya Nanjappa, John N Greene
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Pulmonary Medicine, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 Intravenous injection of illegal drugs or medications meant for oral administration can cause granulomatous disease of the lung. This intravascular talcosis results in pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary hypertension. Nine cases of histologically confirmed intravascular talcosis were reviewed with specific attention given to the clinical histories in ...
Christopher C. Griffith +3 more
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Pulmonary talcosis in the setting of cosmetic talcum powder use [PDF]
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2020 Pulmonary talcosis is a rare pneumoconiosis that is difficult to diagnose and may progress to debilitating lung disease. Four types of talcosis are described in literature: talc-silicosis and talc-asbestosis secondary to inhalation in industry workers and talc-emboli in intravenous drug users that self-inject talc-containing oral tablets.
Alvin Cho +3 more
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Pulmonary Talcosis Due to Daily Inhalation of Talc Powder
Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, 2018 Guillaume Verlynde, Jean-Louis Dargent
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Talcosis of Unusually Rapid Development [PDF]
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1955 A diagnosis of talcosis, so far as we know, has not until now been made in Greece although this disease was first described by Thorel in 1896. This fact may have been due to the small number of talc workers in Greece, but since Thorel's description of talcosis as a definite clinical entity, pneumoconiosis due to talc has been the subject of ...
G P, ALIVISATOS +2 more
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Bronchiolitis in a patient with talcosis. [PDF]
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1991 Despite environmental monitoring, widely used occupational standards, and an increasing knowledge of the causative agents of occupational respiratory diseases, new cases of pneumoconiosis still occur. Pulmonary disorders caused by inhalation of talc (magnesium silicate, Mg3SI4O10 (OH)2) have been described among workers in various industries. !
Paavo Pääkkö, O Taikina-Aho
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Talcosis due to abundant use of cosmetic talcum powder [PDF]
European Respiratory Review, 2010 To the Editor: A 36-yr-old, nonsmoking, Hindustan female presented with complaints of dyspnoea without coughing which had persisted for several months. The complaints started after a bout of pneumonia a few months previously. Her medical history was unremarkable. She did not suffer from asthma, nor did asthma run in the family.
Huisstede, A. van +4 more
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Pulmonary talcosis related to cocaine inhalation [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2021 Tatiana Almeida Gonçalves1 +2 more
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Successful lung transplantation for talcosis secondary to intravenous abuse of oral drug
International Journal of COPD, 2008 Dekel Shlomi1, David Shitrit1, Daniele Bendayan1, Gidon Sahar2, Yitshak Shechtman3, Mordechai R Kramer11Pulmonary Institute, Departments of 2Cardiothoracic Surgery and 3Pathology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tiqwa, and Sackler Faculty ...
Yoram Dekel +2 more
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Pulmonary talcosis due to aspiration [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de PneumologiaEdson Marchiori +2 more
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