Acute silicosis due to inhalation of a domestic product.
A 20-yr-old woman with no history of pulmonary disease presented with acute dyspnea and fever. After various investigations and treatments the symptoms persisted and a lung biopsy was performed. Pathologic analysis disclosed the presence of silicotic crystals within lung tissue and mediastinal lymph nodes. The patient admitted having repeatedly inhaled a domestic scouring powder rich in silica during the preceding 6 months. This is the first report of acute pulmonary silicosis developing after exposure to a common household product.
Dumontet
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Service de Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France.
Biron
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Vitrey
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Guerin
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Vincent
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Jarry
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Meram
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Peyramond
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006795:Household Products / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D012829:Silicosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology