Hard metal lung disease diagnosed on a transbronchial lung biopsy following recurrent contact dermatitis.

Nakamura, Yasukiyo

Hard metal lung disease diagnosed on a transbronchial lung biopsy following recurrent contact dermatitis. [electronic resource] - Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) 2014 - 139-43 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article

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10.2169/internalmedicine.53.1019 doi


Adrenal Cortex Hormones--therapeutic use
Biopsy--methods
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid--cytology
Cobalt--adverse effects
Dermatitis, Occupational--diagnosis
Electron Probe Microanalysis
Fibrosis
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents--therapeutic use
Lung--chemistry
Male
Metallurgy
Metals, Heavy--adverse effects
Middle Aged
Patch Tests
Pneumoconiosis--diagnosis
Recurrence
Smoking--adverse effects
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tungsten--adverse effects