Pericardial Plaque: A Unique Complication of Silicosis

Iraj MOHEBBI; Aboulfath LAMEEI; Behzad BOOSHEHRI; Naser ASLANABADI; Reza MAASOMI; Mohammadreza DEHGHANI

doi:10.2486/indhealth.MS1145

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Pericardial Plaque: A Unique Complication of Silicosis

Iraj MOHEBBI, Aboulfath LAMEEI, Behzad BOOSHEHRI, Naser ASLANABADI, Reza MAASOMI, Mohammadreza DEHGHANI

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Keywords: Silicosis, Lung fibrosis, Plaque, Classification, Oxygen radical

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2011 Volume 49 Issue 1 Pages 122-125

DOI https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.MS1145

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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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