Pneumoconiosis Accompanied By Pulmonary Thromboembolism: Case Report

Authors : Serhat ÖZGÜN, Gülden SARI, Adem KOYUNCU, Cebrail ŞİMŞEK

Pages : 231-235

Doi:10.18614/deutip.1271704

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Publication Date : 2023-09-06

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Pneumoconioses are parenchymal lung diseases caused by dust accumulation in the lungs and the resulting tissue reaction. A 75-year-old male patient presented with the complaints of fatigue and shortness of breath for 6 months. In his professional history, it was learned that when he was 18 years old, he worked in a lead mine blasting with dynamite for 4 months, and then worked in tunnel and road construction, blasting, sand screening and transportation for 3 months. According to the International Labor Organization insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ILO); International Classification of pneumoconiosis radiographs, the chest radiograph was r/q 2/2 + A2. In his history, it was learned that he applied to our hospital with the complaint of bloody sputum in 1982, open lung biopsy was performed for tuberculosis and malignancy, and the biopsy was reported as fibrotic lung tissue. We presented a case of pneumoconiosis presenting with bilateral pleural effusion accompanied by pulmonary thromboembolism.
Keywords : emboli, pnömokonyoz, tüberküloz