期刊
INTERNAL MEDICINE
卷 56, 期 24, 页码 3323-3326出版社
JAPAN SOC INTERNAL MEDICINE
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8860-17
关键词
dental technician; pneumoconiosis; indium
资金
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [15K09559] Funding Source: KAKEN
A 40-year-old female dental technician visited our hospital for the investigation of a chest X-ray abnormality. Chest computed tomography demonstrated centrilobular nodules and lung volume reduction, and her serum KL-6 level was elevated. A histological analysis of the specimens obtained on a surgical lung biopsy showed peribronchiolar fibrosis with pigmented macrophages and cholesterol clefts. An energy-dispersive Xray analysis showed that these lung tissues contained some metals, including indium. The serum indium level was also elevated. We diagnosed this patient with pneumoconiosis caused by exposure to sandblasting certain dental metals. This is the first reported case of pneumoconiosis in a dental technician associated with exposure to indium.
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