Abstract
A 79-year-old male previous gypsum and silica miner under long-term follow-up by the chest physicians presented more acutely with a history of weight loss, increasing shortness of breath, night sweats and coughing up black liquid. Two CXRS (Images 1 and 2) were taken a year apart.
Keywords
Secondary Infection Small Airway Posterior Segment Night Sweat Apical Segment
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Further Reading
- Cohen RA et al (2008) Lung disease cause by exposure to coal mine and silica dust. Semin Respir Crit Care Med 29(6):651–656PubMedCrossRefGoogle Scholar
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