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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1996-10-29
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pubmed:abstractText |
A 62-year-old white male employed for 43 years in the polishing room of a cotton textile mill was admitted to a tertiary care center with progressive dyspnea and productive cough that had not responded to therapy for tuberculosis. In spite of aggressive antibiotic therapy and respiratory support, the patient died as a consequence of respiratory failure. Small rounded and irregular opacities had been noted on the chest radiograph. Review of job-site spirometry demonstrated a worsening restrictive pattern over a 4-year period prior to his death. Additional occupational history revealed long-term exposure to kaolin in the polishing room, and pathologic examination of lung tissue confirmed extensive fibrosis and substantial quantities of kaolin. Kaolinosis is a disease typically found among individuals involved in mining or processing this material rather than in user industries. This case illustrates the importance of obtaining a complete occupational history in reaching a diagnosis. The clinicopathologic aspects of kaolinosis are also reviewed.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Feb
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pubmed:issn |
0271-3586
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
29
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
215-21
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-2-27
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8821366-Fatal Outcome,
pubmed-meshheading:8821366-Gossypium,
pubmed-meshheading:8821366-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8821366-Kaolin,
pubmed-meshheading:8821366-Lung,
pubmed-meshheading:8821366-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8821366-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:8821366-Occupational Diseases,
pubmed-meshheading:8821366-Pneumoconiosis,
pubmed-meshheading:8821366-Pulmonary Fibrosis,
pubmed-meshheading:8821366-Respiratory Insufficiency
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pubmed:year |
1996
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Kaolinosis in a cotton mill worker.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Texas Health Center at Tyler 75710, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports
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