title: [Arc welder's lung].
abstract: Pneumoconiosis of electric arc welder or siderotic pneumoconiosis was described by Doig and McLaughlin in 1936 as a lung disease caused by chronic inhalation of iron fumes in electric arc welders. We present a case report of electric arc welder siderosis associated with high levels of ferritin, without findings of iron deposit in any other organ.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neumonología, Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina. neumoluciana@gmail.com
authors.forename: Luciana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Molinari
authors.forename: Clarisa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: Guillermo B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Semeniuk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011859:Radiography; D012806:Siderosis / Q000097:blood* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014896:Welding
chemical_list: D005293:Ferritins; D007501:Iron