Pneumoconiosis in an Indian slate-pencil factory worker.
A male slate-pencil factory worker who inhaled dust for 10 years came to our hospital with complaints of breathlessness of two months duration. He developed massive fibrotic lesions in both lungs but was not diagnosed earlier due to the absence of symptoms.
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Department of TB and Chest Diseases, B.J. Medical College, Pune.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011658:Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors