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Case Reports
. 2009 Dec;35(12):1254-8.
doi: 10.1590/s1806-37132009001200015.

Hard metal lung disease in an oil industry worker

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Patrícia Nunes Bezerra  1 , Ana Giselle Alves Vasconcelos, Lílian Loureiro Albuquerque Cavalcante, Vanessa Beatriz de Vasconcelos Marques, Teresa Neuma Albuquerque Gomes Nogueira, Marcelo Alcantara Holanda
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Hard metal lung disease in an oil industry worker

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Patrícia Nunes Bezerra et al. J Bras Pneumol. 2009 Dec.
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Abstract

Hard metal lung disease, which manifests as giant cell interstitial pneumonia, is caused by exposure to hard metal dust. We report the case of an oil industry worker diagnosed with hard metal lung disease. The diagnosis was based on the clinical, radiological and anatomopathological analysis, as well as on pulmonary function testing.

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