Development of a case of pulmonary aluminosis

Česká verzia

Authors: Smolková Petra ¹; Nakládalová Marie ¹; Tichý Tomáš ²; Hampalová Marie ³; Kolek Vítězslav ⁴; Adámková Libuše ⁵
Authors place of work: Klinika pracovního lékařství LF UP a FN Olomouc, přednostka Doc. MUDr. Marie Nakládalová, Ph. D. ¹; Ústav klinické a molekulární patologie LF UP a FN Olomouc, přednosta prof. MUDr. Zdeněk Kolář, CSc. ²; Krajská hygienická stanice Zlínského kraje se sídlem ve Zlíně, ředitelka MUDr. Dana Šviráková ³; Klinika plicních nemocí a tuberkulózy LF UP a FN Olomouc, přednosta prof. MUDr. Vítězslav Kolek, DrSc. ⁴; Nestátní zdravotnické zařízení MUDr. Libuše Adámkové, Zlín ⁵
Published in the journal: Pracov. Lék., 65, 2013, No. 1-2, s. 71-75.
Category: Case Report

Summary

The authors present a case of occupational lung damage caused by exposure to aluminum containing dust. The first detected objective pathological finding was a picture of dispersed micronodules on thr chest X-ray. The final diagnosis of pulmonary aluminosis was not established until three years later by gradual exclusion of other interstitial pulmonary disease. Histological examination with element analysis of the lung tissue played a crutial diagnostic role. The positive occupational history was verified by hygiene assessment and the condition was then acknowledge as an occupational disease.

Keywords:
pulmonary aluminosis – occupational exposure – aluminum and its compounds – lung fibrosis – pneumoconiosis – occupational disease

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