Occupational hard metal lung disease: a case report / 中国职业医学
China Occupational Medicine
; (6): 359-362, 2018.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To report the clinical manifestations,chest imaging,pathological changes,diagnosis and treatment on one case of hard metal lung disease( HMLD).METHODS:
The occupational history,clinical manifestations,chest computed tomography and lung histopathological examinations of a case with pathologically confirmed HMLD were summarized.RESULTS:
The patient began to cough and have dyspnea on exertion after 7 years of hard metal dust exposure of cobalt and tungsten, and pulmonary function test showed a restrictive ventilation dysfunction.Chest computed tomography showed bilateral areas of diffuse lesions,including ground-glass attenuation,areas of consolidation,diffuse small nodules, extensive reticular opacities and traction bronchiectasis.The lung histopathological changes include macrophage interstitial pneumonia,which is macrophages and a large number of multinucleated giant cells in the alveolar space.CONCLUSION:
A clear history of hard metal dust exposure and the pathological examination of lung tissue are helpful for the diagnosis of HMLD.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
China Occupational Medicine
Year:
2018
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Article