title: Case of accelerated silicosis in a sandblaster.
abstract: Sandblasting is traditionally known as a high-risk profession for potential development of lung silicosis. Reported is a case of a sandblaster with confirmed accelerated silicosis, a condition rather rarely diagnosed in the Czech Republic. Initially, the patient presented with progressive dry cough and exertional dyspnoea. In the early diagnostic process, a possible occupational aetiology was considered given his occupational history and known high-risk exposure to respirable silica particles confirmed by industrial hygiene assessment at the patient's workplace. The condition was confirmed by clinical, histological and autopsy findings. The patient died during lung transplantation, less than five years from diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Beáta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hutyrová
authors.forename: Petra
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Smolková
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakládalová
authors.forename: Tomáš
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tichý
authors.forename: Vítězslav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kolek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008669:Metallurgy; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000633:toxicity*; D012829:Silicosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D012822:Silicon Dioxide