title: Silicosis - brief review and experience of a pulmonology ward.
abstract: Silicosis is a diffuse interstitial fibronodular lung disease, caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica. We undertook a brief review of the topic, focusing on the most important aspects and performed a retrospective analysis of 84 patients admitted to the Pulmonology Ward of the Coimbra University Hospital over a 10-year period whose main or secondary diagnosis was silicosis. We also present the most relevant clinical features and the conclusions drawn from this review. The authors assess patients' occupational history, changes in respiratory function study, the imaging findings and the associated complications.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Ciências Pneumológicas e Alergológicas dos Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra, Av. Bissaya Barreto e Praceta Prof. Mota Pinto, 3000 -075 Coimbra. claudiaraimundo80@gmail.com
authors.forename: Cláudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Ana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Norte
authors.forename: Fátima
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fradinho
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catarino
authors.forename: António Jorge
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Mário
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loureiro
authors.forename: M Fontes
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Baganha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012829:Silicosis / Q000175:diagnosis