Talcosis due to abundant use of cosmetic talcum powder

European Respiratory Review

Volumn 19, Issue 116, 2010, Pages 165-168

  van Huisstede, A ^a   Hegt, V Noordhoek ^b   Otte Holler, I ^c   Looijen Salamon, M ^c   Rudolphus, A ^a  

^a Sint Franciscus Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^b Sint Francisus Gasthuis   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TALC;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DYSPNEA; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MEDICAL HISTORY; PNEUMONIA; TALC PNEUMOCONIOSIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; COSMETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE PULMONARY NODULES; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; TALC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77953192260     PISSN: 09059180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09059180.00001310     Document Type: Editorial

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