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Case Report
Dendriform pulmonary ossification in patient with rare earth pneumoconiosis
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  1. H K Yoon1,
  2. H S Moon1,
  3. S H Park1,
  4. J S Song1,
  5. Y Lim2,
  6. N Kohyama3
  1. 1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
  2. 2Department of Occupational Disease, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
  3. 3National Institute of Industrial Health, Tokyo, Japan
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr J S Song
    St Mary’s Hospital, Catholic University of Korea, 62 Youido-dong Youngdeungpo-ku, Seoul, 150-713, Republic of Korea; jssongcatholic.ac.kr

Abstract

The case history is presented of a patient with pathologically proven dendriform pulmonary ossification and rare earth pneumoconiosis confirmed by analytical transmission electron microscopy. This is thought to be the first report of this association.

  • dendriform pulmonary ossification
  • rare earth pneumoconiosis
  • occupational lung disease

https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.2003.006270

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