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Case Reports
. 1979 Aug;67(2):358-62.
doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(79)90415-7.

Silicosis due to intentional inhalation of abrasive scouring powder. Case report with long-term survival and vasculitic sequelae

H Gong Jr, D P Tashkin
Case Reports

Silicosis due to intentional inhalation of abrasive scouring powder. Case report with long-term survival and vasculitic sequelae

H Gong Jr et al. Am J Med. 1979 Aug.

Abstract

Silicosis due to inhalation of abrasive scouring powder is now an unusual event. We report a nonindustrial case of acute silicosis due to intentional inhalation of commercial, silica-containing scouring powder. This case is unique in that the patient had a 20 year survival (after onset of symptoms) with typical roentgenographic and histopathologic changes of silicosis, and evidence of immune complex disease in extrapulmonary tissues.

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