[Coincidence of silicosis and sarcoidosis. 1. Observations in a selected patient sample].
In a group of 1,975 patients with sarcoidosis we observed 11 patients with an additional histologically proved silicosis and 4 further patients with a silicosis found out by X-rays. In 57 other patients of this group we could only state a professional exposure to quartz dust. In this 1st communication we point out casuistries of literature, own experiences, possibilities and necessaries for a secure diagnosis of a coincidence of both diseases without regards of causal and pathogenetic connections. The physician at the hospital will take the last responsibility for diagnosis; it is based as a rule on X-ray-series. Most reliable and uncontradictedly recognized diagnosis of coincidence of silicosis and sarcoidosis is got by histological examination of lymph nodes and lung tissue obtained by microthoracotomy.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012829:Silicosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
Zur Koinzidenz von Silikose und Sarkoidose. 1. Mitteilung: Beobachtungen an einem ausgewählten Krankengut.