Hepatic Silicosis
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- 1 May 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 73 (5) , 720-722
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/73.5.720
Abstract
A fatal case of silicosis with hepatic involvement in a 36-year-old woman is presented. Silicotic exposure was produced by repeated inhalation of a commercial cleansing powder at age 10. Fibrosing nodules were present within the liver, and hepatic parenchyma contained silica, as demonstrated with scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive x-ray analysis. A renal biopsy showed glomerulosclerosis without significant silica. Hyaline granulomas may occur in the liver with advanced silicosis.Keywords
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