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Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis: A Case Report with Emphasis on Imaging Findings
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. Physical examination was altered only for crackles at auscultation.
Guilherme Abdalla +11 more
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Progressive Dyspnea Associated with a Crazy‐Paving Appearance on a Chest Computed Tomography Scan
A ‘crazy‐paving’ appearance of the lungs on computed tomography scanning of the chest was first described nearly 20 years ago in patients with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, and was thought to be characteristic of this condition. However, this pattern has subsequently been reported in a variety of pulmonary diseases and is now considered to be ...
Nimrod Maimon +2 more
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OBJECTIVES: To determine the diagnostic utility of bronchoscopy in a population of immunocompromised hosts in northern Alberta. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Results from bronchoscopy in 86 immunocompromised patients who underwent a total of 101 procedures were retrospectively reviewed.
Jennifer A Crocket +2 more
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A talcose é uma pneumoconiose ainda pouco estudada em nosso meio. Sua ocorrência foi investigada no Distrito de Mata dos Palmitos, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brasil, entre artesãos em pedra-sabão, que trabalham em produção de base familiar, de caráter ...
Olívia Maria de Paula Alves Bezerra +3 more
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Respiratory Medicine and Research at McGill University: A Historical Perspective
Canadian Respiratory Journal, Volume 22, Issue 1, Page e4-e7, 2015.
James G Martin, Kevin Schwartzman
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Pulmonary Talco-silicosis in a Balloon Making Industry Worker [PDF]
We report a case of a thirty eight year old lady, working in balloon making industry. She was referred to us in view of incidental chest X-ray changes found during preoperative pulmonary evaluation.
Manoj Waghmare +2 more
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Conglomerate pulmonary disease: a form of talcosis in intravenous methadone abusers.
D. J. Sieniewicz, A. Nidecker
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Drug adulterants containing contaminants have been known to cause lung disease by inhalation or intravenous intake. Talcosis due to intravenous talc injection has been widely described in the literature, whereas the hypothesis of granulomatosis due to ...
Arnaldo Carbone, Fabio De-Giorgio
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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.
A J, Egan +3 more
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INTRODUÇÃO: pneumoconiose reúne um conjunto de doenças respiratórias conhecidas pelo agente principal causador, como silicose, asbestose, talcose, beriliose e outras. A incidência, possivelmente, deve ser elevada entre os expostos, mas não há informações
Hermano Albuquerque de Castro +2 more
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