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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 kno...

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Autores principales: Salih, Mohsin, Aljarod, Tarake, Ayan, Mohamed, Jeffrey, Melnick, Shah, Bobby H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4575982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26435716
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/543070