Literature DB >> 20823627

Pericardial plaque: a unique complication of silicosis.

Iraj Mohebbi1, Aboulfath Lameei, Behzad Booshehri, Naser Aslanabadi, Reza Maasomi, Mohammadreza Dehghani.   

Abstract

The heart and the respiratory system are closely connected in such a way that disorders of one system would influence the function of the other. This unique case of silicosis complicated by corpulmonale associated with pericardial plaque formation in a young adult male is reported here due to an unknown complication of silicosis.

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Year:  2010        PMID: 20823627     DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.ms1145

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Ind Health        ISSN: 0019-8366            Impact factor:   2.179


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Review 1.  A stone miner with both silicosis and constrictive pericarditis: case report and review of the literature.

Authors:  Yajian Jiang; Fangchun Shao
Journal:  BMC Pulm Med       Date:  2013-12-06       Impact factor: 3.317

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