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Progressive Massive Fibrosis with Mixed Obstructive and Restrictive Lung Disease and Latent Period of Five Decades.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis with Mixed Obstructive and Restrictive Lung Disease and Latent Period of Five Decades.
- Source :
- Connecticut Medicine; Oct2011, Vol. 75 Issue 9, p523-525, 3p, 1 Black and White Photograph, 2 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The article discusses research on progressive massive fibrosis (PMF). It describes a case of a 71-year-old male who worked in a coal mine for 12 years, and presented with shortness of breath on moderate exertion, chest discomfort and dry cough for two months. It presents an overview of a study in a Brazilian hospital which discovered 119 undiagnosed cases of silicotuberculosis in persons exposed to silica dust. It describes the pathophysiology and diagnosis of PMF in patients.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00106178
- Volume :
- 75
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Connecticut Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 65919614