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dc.contributor.author | Leong, Tracy L | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wimaleswaran, Hari | - |
dc.contributor.author | Williams, David S | - |
dc.contributor.author | Goh, Nicole S L | - |
dc.contributor.author | Hoy, Ryan F | - |
dc.date | 2022 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-06-22T06:51:20Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-06-22T06:51:20Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2022-08-16 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Occupational Medicine 2022; 72(6): 420-423 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/30057 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Silicosis is a progressive and irreversible fibrotic occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of respirable crystalline silica (RCS). Recently, outbreaks have been reported in industries involving direct work with high silica-containing materials, such as artificial stone. Here, we describe an unexpected diagnosis made in an asymptomatic 33-year-old female worker employed for 4 years at a quarry for rhyodacite and rhyolite which contain 70% silicon dioxide. Chest computed tomography demonstrated small nodules in the upper lobes and larger ill-defined areas of opacity. Bronchoalveolar lavage revealed fine birefringent material within the cytoplasm of alveolar macrophages, representing silica. Transbronchial biopsies of lung parenchyma and endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration of mediastinal lymph nodes did not reveal features of sarcoidosis, tuberculosis, or malignancy. As such, a diagnosis of accelerated silicosis was confirmed and represents the first reported case in a female worker at a rhyodacite and rhyolite quarry. | en |
dc.language.iso | eng | - |
dc.subject | occupational respiratory disease | en |
dc.subject | pneumoconioses | en |
dc.subject | silicosis | en |
dc.title | Unexpected case of accelerated silicosis in a female quarry worker. | en |
dc.type | Journal Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.journaltitle | Occupational Medicine (Oxford, England) | en |
dc.identifier.affiliation | Respiratory and Sleep Medicine | en |
dc.identifier.affiliation | Anatomical Pathology | en |
dc.identifier.affiliation | Monash University Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health, VIC, Australia | en |
dc.identifier.affiliation | Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, VIC, Australia | en |
dc.identifier.pubmeduri | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35468208/ | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1093/occmed/kqac016 | en |
dc.type.content | Text | en_US |
dc.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-3727-5000 | en |
dc.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-1950-1505 | en |
dc.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-4616-9605 | en |
dc.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-2065-4346 | en |
dc.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-9150-9440 | en |
dc.identifier.pubmedid | 35468208 | - |
local.name.researcher | Goh, Nicole S L | |
item.grantfulltext | none | - |
item.openairetype | Journal Article | - |
item.fulltext | No Fulltext | - |
item.languageiso639-1 | en | - |
item.cerifentitytype | Publications | - |
item.openairecristype | http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_18cf | - |
crisitem.author.dept | Respiratory and Sleep Medicine | - |
crisitem.author.dept | Institute for Breathing and Sleep | - |
crisitem.author.dept | Respiratory and Sleep Medicine | - |
crisitem.author.dept | Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute | - |
crisitem.author.dept | Respiratory and Sleep Medicine | - |
crisitem.author.dept | Institute for Breathing and Sleep | - |
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