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Establishing a Silicosis Rat Model via Exposure of Whole-Body to Respirable Silica
Published on: October 28, 2022
[Silicosis]
K Abú-Shams1, P Fanlo, M P Lorente
1Sección de Neumología, Hospital Virgen del Camino, Pamplona, 31008, Spain. kabusham@cfnavarra.es
Abstract:
Silicosis, which acquired great significance during the period of increase in mining and construction, continues to be a pathology with a high morbidity and mortality within pneumoconiosis. Exposure to silica produces pathological, clinical and radiological alterations that together with compatible personal antecedents suggests its diagnosis in a simple way. The associated complications as well as its differential diagnosis from other types of pneumopathy mean that a review of this entity is needed.
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