Pulmonary Talcosis in an Immunocompromised Patient

The first case of pulmonary talcosis or talc pneumoconiosis related to inhalation of talc during its extraction and processing in mines was described by Thorel in 1896. Pulmonary talcosis is most commonly seen secondary to occupational exposure or intravenous (IV) drug abuse and, occasionally, in ex...

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Principais autores: Thanh-Phuong Nguyen, Sowmya Nanjappa, Manjunath Muddaraju, John N. Greene
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Wiley 2016-01-01
coleção:Case Reports in Medicine
Acesso em linha:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4678637