Blowing Balloons and Pulmonary Talcosis: An Uncommon Hazard

A 65-year-old nonsmoker man presented with bilateral upper lobe conglomerated calcific opacities with basal reticulations. The patient denied any significant occupational exposure. Repeated and persistent enquiry revealed an intense exposure to talc 20 years back, from blowing balloons stained with...

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Autores principales: Patro, Mahismita, Gothi, Dipti, Ojha, Umesh, Sah, Ram B., Vaidya, Sameer
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6783528/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31619882
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijoem.IJOEM_222_18
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Sumario:A 65-year-old nonsmoker man presented with bilateral upper lobe conglomerated calcific opacities with basal reticulations. The patient denied any significant occupational exposure. Repeated and persistent enquiry revealed an intense exposure to talc 20 years back, from blowing balloons stained with talc powder for a period of 1 year. To the best of our knowledge, only one case has been reported in the past with talcosis due to balloon blowing.

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