Diffuse pulmonary ossification in a patient exposed to silica

European Respiratory Review

Volumn 22, Issue 128, 2013, Pages 189-190

  Jungmann, Helene ^a   Godbert, Benoît ^b   Wissler, Marie Pierre ^b   Regent, Denis ^b   Vignaud, Jean Michel ^b   Bavelele, Zola ^a   Martinet, Yves ^b  

^a Centre Hospitalier de Remiremont   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

AGED; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTIST; DIFFUSE PULMONARY OSSIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; LETTER; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DENTAL PROSTHESIS; DENTISTS; DRAINAGE; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OSSIFICATION, HETEROTOPIC; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SILICON DIOXIDE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84878456123     PISSN: 09059180     EISSN: 16000617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09059180.00004312     Document Type: Letter

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