Mixed-Dust Pneumoconiosis in a Steel Foundry Core Maker Mimicking Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Occupational History, Radiologic and Pathologic Findings, and Demonstration of Zirconium and Steel in an Explant Lung by SEM/EDS
Sanjay Mukhopadhyay
Genius | Physician Pathology, Thoracic Pathology, Anatomic Pathology
Presented at: American Thoracic Society
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Summary: This abstract describes a fascinating case of a patient who underwent lung transplantation with a clinical diagnosis of IPF. Pathologic examination and subsequent history taking revealed an interesting occupational history.