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Imaging Features of Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Published on: June 16, 2020
[Anthracosilicosis: a rare clinical and radiological presentation simulating lung metastases]
N Arévalo Galeano1, B Cabeza Martínez, A Bustos García de Castro
1Servicio de Radiodiagnóstico, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, España. noeliaarevalo@hotmail.com
Abstract:
We present the case of an asymptomatic patient with an initial clinical and radiological diagnosis of lung metastases in whom histological study diagnosed anthracosilicosis. A review of the literature shows that this presentation of anthracosilicosis is exceptional; our patient had atypical radiological findings and a very long latency period (over 50 years) after a brief (nearly 6 years) exposure to coal dust.
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