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[The first case of severe pneumopathy due to hard metals successfully undergoing a lung transplant]
M Tomasini1, G Rivolta, A Forni
1Istituto di Medicina del Lavoro, Università degli Studi di Milano.
La Medicina Del Lavoro
|July 1, 1995
Abstract:
The paper describes a case of chronic interstitial lung disease due to exposure to hard metals, with progressive global respiratory insufficiency, treated with single lung transplant. Clinical conditions improved gradually after the operation and after more than two years the patient was in good health and had resumed an almost normal life and relationships.