Microscopic polyangiitis accompanied by pleuritis as the only pulmonary manifestation of occupational silica exposure

Internal Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 925-929

  Shibuya, Hideki ^a   Sano, Hiroko ^a   Osamura, Kou ^a   Kujime, Kosei ^a   Hara, Kei ^a   Hisada, Tetsuya ^a  

^a TOKYO TEISHIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Myeloperoxidase anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; Occupational exposure; Pleuritis; Silica; Silicosis; Vasculitis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ENZYME ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MYELOPEROXIDASE; NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC ANTIBODY; PREDNISOLONE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AGED; ANCA ASSOCIATED VASCULITIS; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EYE DISEASE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS; MYODESOPSIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURISY; SARCOIDOSIS; SILICOSIS; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UVEITIS;

AGED; ANTIBODIES, ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MICROSCOPIC POLYANGIITIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEROXIDASE; PLEURISY; PREDNISOLONE; SILICON DIOXIDE; SILICOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UVEITIS;

EID: 77952935928     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.49.3046     Document Type: Article

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