Non-smoking Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Attributed to Occupational Exposure to Silica Dust

An 85-year-old, never-smoking man presented with exertional dyspnea. He had been exposed to silica dust in the work place. Chest computed tomography revealed bronchial wall thickening without emphysema. A pulmonary function test showed airflow obstruction without impaired gas transfer. Airway hyperr...

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Autores principales: Tsuchiya, Kazuo, Toyoshima, Mikio, Kamiya, Yosuke, Nakamura, Yutaro, Baba, Satoshi, Suda, Takafumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5519474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28674361
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7577

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5519474/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28674361
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.56.7577

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