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Mahismita Patro1, Dipti Gothi1, Umesh Ojha1,2
1Department of Pulmonary Medicine, ESI-PGIMSR, New Delhi, India.
Abstract:
A 65-year-old nonsmoker man presented with bilateral upper lobe conglomerated calcific opacities with basal reticulations. The patient denied any significant occupational exposure. Repeated and persistent enquiry revealed an intense exposure to talc 20 years back, from blowing balloons stained with talc powder for a period of 1 year. To the best of our knowledge, only one case has been reported in the past with talcosis due to balloon blowing.
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