Zeolite exposure and associated pneumoconiosis.
Naturally occurring zeolite minerals are aluminum silicates widespread in the earth's crust. Several of these minerals have fibrous forms and have been implicated as a possible cause of benign and malignant diseases of the lung and pleura in Turkey. This report describes a patient, living in an area of Nevada rich in zeolites, who presented with idiopathic pleural thickening and pulmonary fibrosis associated with extensive pulmonary deposition of zeolites.
Casey
K R
KR
Shigeoka
J W
JW
Rom
W N
WN
Moatamed
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F
D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009505:Nevada; D011009:Pneumoconiosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D017641:Zeolites
D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D017641:Zeolites