title: Hard metal lung disease in an oil industry worker.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Universitário Walter Cantídio, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.
authors.forename: Patrícia Nunes
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Bezerra
authors.forename: Ana Giselle Alves
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Vasconcelos
authors.forename: Lílian Loureiro Albuquerque
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Cavalcante
authors.forename: Vanessa Beatriz de Vasconcelos
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Marques
authors.forename: Teresa Neuma Albuquerque Gomes
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.forename: Marcelo Alcantara
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Holanda
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D004391:Dust; C080121:hard metal; D003035:Cobalt; D014414:Tungsten