Renal involvement in a silicosis patient – case report and literature review

A 43-year-old Chinese man with a silicosis history was admitted to our hospital due to bilateral lower extremity edema for 1 year, exacerbating with hematuria for 2 months. He started working as a coal miner 30 years ago, and was diagnosed as silicosis 3 months ago. Lab tests revealed hematuria 3+,...

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Main Authors: Fei-Fei Chen, Hai-Yan Tang, Feng Yu, Cheng-Li Que, Fu-de Zhou, Su-Xia Wang, Guang-Fa Wang, Ming-Hui Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Renal Failure
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0886022X.2019.1696209