Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis associated with aluminosilicate dust: a case report.
Idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE) is a recently described rare condition, characterized by pleural and subpleural parenchymal fibrosis, predominantly in the upper lobes. The clinical course of this disease is progressive and prognosis is poor, with little information regarding the etiology of IIPPFE. This report describes an IPPFE patient with convincing evidence of inhalational dust and suggests that dust exposure should be considered as a new causative factor of IPPFE.
Department of Pathology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
Ziling
Z
Huang
Department of Pathology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
Shuai
S
Li
Department of Respiratory Disease, Jiangsu Province Hospital Nanjing, China.
Yi
Y
Zhu
Department of Pathology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
Hailong
H
Zhu
Department of Pathology, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine Shanghai, China.
Xianghua
X
Yi
D000538:Aluminum Silicates / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001706:Biopsy; D004391:Dust; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054990:Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D019570:Inhalation Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000538:Aluminum Silicates; D004391:Dust; C049037:aluminosilicate
Pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis; dust exposure; idiopathic interstitial pneumonias