Talcum induced pneumoconiosis following inhalation of adulterated marijuana, a case report

BACKGROUND: Talcosis, a granulomatous inflammation of the lungs caused by inhalation of talcum dust, is a rare form of pneumoconiosis. Besides inhalative occupational exposure, intravenous abuse of adulterated drugs is a major cause for this condition. Minerals such as talcum (magnesium silicate) an...

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Autores principales: Scheel, Andreas Hans, Krause, Daniel, Haars, Helmut, Schmitz, Inge, Junker, Klaus
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3348083/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22420484
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-1596-7-26

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3348083/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22420484
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1746-1596-7-26

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