title: Airbag lung: an unusual case of sarcoid-like granulomatous lung disease after a rollover motor vehicle accident.
abstract: Sarcoid-like granulomatous lung disease (SLGLD) is a condition associated with the formation of noncaseating, nonnecrotizing granulomas. The final by-product of airbag deployment is alkaline silicates or glass. Silicates trapped and sequestered in the lung parenchyma are a potential mediator for immune system activation and development of sarcoid-like granulomatous lung disease.
authors: Thomas P
authors: TP
authors: Waring
authors: Poornima
authors: P
authors: Hegde
authors: Raymond J
authors: RJ
authors: Foley
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D017278:Air Bags / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006099:Granuloma / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D017640:Silicates / Q000633:toxicity*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D017640:Silicates