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A rare case of occupational lung disease – Talcosis [PDF]
Talcosis/ Talcpneumoconiosis is one of the rarer forms of magnesium silicate induced lung disease, It usually occurs in the fourth decade and affects people working in talc related industries like roof, shingle, pharmaceutical companies, talcum powder ...
Sathish Kumar M, Dhipu Mathew, Thilagavathy, Aruna Shanmuganathan, Srinivasan R
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Cosmetic Talc-Related Pulmonary Granulomatosis. [PDF]
Inhalation of cosmetic talc can lead to pulmonary foreign-body granulomatosis, though fewer than 10 cases of inhaled cosmetic talc-related pulmonary granulomatosis have been reported in adults.
Jasuja S, Kuhn BT, Schivo M, Adams JY.
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Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A Case Report with Emphasis on Imaging Findings [PDF]
Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis (PAM) is a rare disease characterized by the presence of small calculi in the alveolar space. The authors report a case of a 21-year-old man with a 2-year history of shortness of breath on exertion and dry cough ...
Abdalla, Guilherme +10 more
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Utility Assessment of Isolated Starch and Extract from Thai Yam (Dioscorea hispida Dennst.) for Cosmetic via In Vitro and In Vivo Studies [PDF]
In Thailand, wild yam, or Dioscorea hispida Dennst., is a starchy crop that is usually underutilized in industry. The purpose of this study was to isolate the starch and extract the phytochemical from D. hispida and use them in cosmetics. Starch was used
Suthinee Sangkanu +7 more
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Pulmonary Talcosis: A Foreign Body Granulomatous Lung Disease
Pulmonary Talcosis is a rare foreign body granulomatous disease that occurs as a result of exposure to talc either by inhalation of talc particles or via intravascular injection of talc containing medications.
O. Otusanya
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An unusual cause of breathlessness and profuse micronodules
We describe a 21-year-old male with a history of smoking and subacute onset of breathlessness with normal cardiorespiratory examination. The presence of “track marks” and digital infarcts prompted evaluation for infective endocarditis and confrontational
Srinivas Rajagopala +6 more
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Munchausen syndrome presenting as pulmonary talcosis.
Abstract We describe a patient with self-induced inhalational pulmonary talcosis originally diagnosed as asthma. A 35-year-old female respiratory technologist developed severe asthma that was refractory to steroids and methotrexate. An open lung biopsy specimen showed scattered aggregates of refractile golden crystals within membranous ...
A. J. Egan +3 more
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Pulmonary Talc Granulomatosis- An Uncommon Finding at Autopsy [PDF]
Talc is chemically hydrous magnesium silicate and used as lubricant of consumer goods, as well as, in various oral prescribed medications due to its diluting nature.
Ruchi Agarwal +4 more
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Dyspnea following intravenous drug use [PDF]
E. Matrosovich +5 more
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Objrctive — to refine the process of differential diagnosis of morphological and immunohistochemical manifestations of granulomatous inflammation in the lungs of patients with tuberculosis, cryptococcosis and talcosis in conjunction with infection caused
S. Baran, O. Dyadyk, V. Zaritska
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