Rare Complications of Silica Dust Exposure
Crystalline silica inhalation causes silicosis, one of the ancient occupational lung diseases. It leads to an irreversible fibrotic response in the lung parenchyma and, consequently, causes diffuse interstitial lung disease. Asymptomatic to chronic irreversible forms are various presentations of sil...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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KARE Publishing
2019-05-01
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Series: | Erciyes Medical Journal |
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Online Access: | https://jag.journalagent.com/z4/download_fulltext.asp?pdir=erciyesmedj&un=EMJ-38278 |