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KMID : 0357919710050010067
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Korean Journal of Pathology
1971 Volume.5 No. 1 p.67 ~ p.73
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A Case of Silicosis
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정원일/Won I11 Kim
김영제/윤임중/조규상/Young Che Kim/Em Goung Yun/Kyu Sang Cho
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Abstract
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This is a first autopsy case in Korea. The patient was a 48 years old male who had
been exposed for about 13 years to dust as a miner.
Both lungs are massive fibrous adhesion to the pleura. The cut surface of the lung
shows excess of pigmentation throughout, but striking and distinctive feature is the
presence of round nodules. These are dense and black or gray in colour. Microscopically
fibrosis extends into the parenchyma between such nodules and eventually convert the
area or the entire lobe into a massive fibrous scar, with only small intervening areas of
emphysematous lung parenchyma. The X-ray finding of the lungs show a cavity,
measuring 3×4cm and silicotic dense shadow.
The silica was confirmed by qualitative test chemically.
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