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. 2009 Apr 20:2:6639.
doi: 10.1186/1757-1626-0002-0000006639.

A welder with pneumosiderosis: a case report

Imran Khalid  1 , Tabindeh J Khalid, Jeffrey H Jennings
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A welder with pneumosiderosis: a case report

Imran Khalid et al. Cases J. .

Abstract

Pneumosiderosis or Welder's lung is an occupational lung disease which is usually seen after chronic exposure to iron dust. We present a case of a 64-year-old welder in whom the diagnosis of pneumosiderosis was made by lung biopsies. We also briefly review the literature regarding the disease, its prognosis and association with development of lung cancer. Avoidance of iron dust exposure and implementing prevention strategies in people at risk are the mainstay of therapy.

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Figure 1
Chest Radiograph: Increased reticulonodular interstitial opacities bilaterally, more prominent in the lower lung fields.
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Figure 2
Computed Tomographic (CT) Scan of the Chest: Arrows show multiple small reticulonodular opacities.
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Figure 3
Lung Biopsy: Dense nodular interstitial fibrosis containing clusters and sheets of macrophages with cytoplasmic iron pigment. "Insert A" shows the Prussian Blue staining of the iron pigment.
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