[Cholesterol granulomatosis of the lungs].
The cholesterol storage disease of the lung is seldom and therefore we hardly think of it. An evident diagnosis can be given only by histological examinations. 2 cases are described where during life was diagnosed a silicosis and declared as an occupational disease. Autopsy revealed cholesterol storage disease without any signs of silicosis. These findings suggest, that in cases with low occupational quartz-dust-exposure it is advisable to extend the field of diagnostic procedures.
Flechsig
R
R
Institut für Arbeitsmedizin der Medizinischen Akademie Dresden/DDR.
Böhmer
S
S
Fischer
K
K
D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011791:Quartz / Q000009:adverse effects; D012829:Silicosis / Q000473:pathology*
D011791:Quartz; D002784:Cholesterol
Cholesteringranulomatose der Lungen.