An unusual interstitial lung disease

[5] Exposure to cotton dust, presence of centrilobular nodules, transbronchial lung biopsy suggestive of fiber-induced pneumoconiosis, and presence of diagnostic criteria for occupational lung disease indicate the diagnosis of cotton-induced pneumoconiosis. {Table 2}Discussion The variations in pres...

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Published in:Annals of thoracic medicine 2012-07, Vol.7 (3), p.162-164
Main Authors: Gothi, Dipti, Joshi, Jyotsna M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Causes of
Cotton dust
Diagnosis
Disease
Health aspects
Lung diseases
Lungs
Nitric oxide
Occupational health and safety
Pneumoconiosis
Postgraduate Clinical Section
Respiratory diseases
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Summary:[5] Exposure to cotton dust, presence of centrilobular nodules, transbronchial lung biopsy suggestive of fiber-induced pneumoconiosis, and presence of diagnostic criteria for occupational lung disease indicate the diagnosis of cotton-induced pneumoconiosis. {Table 2}Discussion The variations in presentation from exposure to cotton dust are due to deposition of cotton dust into the different parts of bronchial tree, the duration of exposure, and the exposure to various components of cotton dust-like broken cotton fibers, bracts, pericarps, bacteria, and fungi.
ISSN:1817-1737
1998-3557
DOI:10.4103/1817-1737.98851