Unusual occupationally related disorders of the lung: case reports and a literature review.
Diseases of the lung are among the work-related conditions most widely recognized among nonspecialists and the lay public. Five pulmonary conditions for which occupational or environmental exposures are not typically emphasized are reviewed here in their clinical-pathologic context. These are diffuse alveolar hemorrhage, lipoid pneumonitis, granulomatous lung disease, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, and pulmonary vascular disease.
Blanc
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Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California, School of Medicine, San Francisco.
Golden
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D000328:Adult; D000740:Anemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology*; D011649:Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis / Q000209:etiology; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome