Hard metal lung disease in an oil industry worker.
Hard metal lung disease, which manifests as giant cell interstitial pneumonia, is caused by exposure to hard metal dust. We report the case of an oil industry worker diagnosed with hard metal lung disease. The diagnosis was based on the clinical, radiological and anatomopathological analysis, as well as on pulmonary function testing.
Bezerra
Patrícia Nunes
PN
Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
Vasconcelos
Ana Giselle Alves
AG
Cavalcante
Lílian Loureiro Albuquerque
LL
Marques
Vanessa Beatriz de Vasconcelos
VB
Nogueira
Teresa Neuma Albuquerque Gomes
TN
Holanda
Marcelo Alcantara
MA
D000497:Alloys / Q000633:toxicity*; D003035:Cobalt / Q000633:toxicity*; D004391:Dust; D015743:Giant Cells, Foreign-Body / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014414:Tungsten / Q000633:toxicity*
D000497:Alloys; D004391:Dust; C080121:hard metal; D003035:Cobalt; D014414:Tungsten