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Review
. 2013 Jun;22(2):249-52.
doi: 10.4104/pcrj.2013.00055.

Pneumoconiosis

Paul Cullinan  1 , Peter Reid
Affiliations
Review

Pneumoconiosis

Paul Cullinan et al. Prim Care Respir J. 2013 Jun.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest in relation to this article.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Asbestosis; the HRCT scan shows the typical picture of subpleural fibrosis (solid arrow); in addition there is diffuse, left-sided pleural thickening (broken arrow), characteristic too of heavy asbestos exposure
Figure 2
Figure 2. Silicosis: the chest X-ray shows multiple small nodules in the upper zones with evidence of upper lobe fibrosis causing loss of volume in the upper lobes and elevation of the hila
Figure 3
Figure 3. Silicosis; the HRCT shows multiple small pulmonary nodules with a posterior bias and confirms the presence of irregular conglomerate masses consistent with progressive massive fibrosis
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