Pathology of paint sniffers' lung.
Deliberate inhalation of metallic paint results in hemorrhagic alveolitis and the intra-alveolar and lymph node accumulation of particulate-laden macrophages. We present a case of a chronic paint sniffer that illustrates these respiratory tract findings.
D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology; D010150:Paint; D012997:Solvents; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000473:pathology*
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