Bauxite fibrosis

Bauxite fibrosis
Other namesShaver's disease, Corundum smelter's lung, Bauxite lung or Bauxite smelters' disease
Bauxite with unweathered rock core
SpecialtyPulmonology 
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Bauxite pneumoconiosis, is a progressive form of pneumoconiosis usually caused by occupational exposure to bauxite fumes which contain aluminium and silica particulates.[1]

It is typically seen in workers involved in the smelting of bauxite to produce corundum.[2]

Presentation

Initially, the disease appears as alveolitis, and then progresses to emphysema.[3]

Patients may develop pneumothorax (collapsed lung).

Diagnosis

There is no way to be diagnosed rather than chest x Ray's and lung function test and a history of a sick person

Treatment

References

  1. Tamotsu Takishima (1994-05-23). Basic and Clinical Aspects of Pulmonary Fibrosis. CRC Press. pp. 391–. ISBN 978-0-8493-8927-6.
  2. WYATT JP, RIDDELL AC (1949). "The morphology of bauxite-fume pneumoconiosis". Am. J. Pathol. 25 (3): 447–65. PMC 1942907. PMID 18127135.
  3. Lippincott (2012-11-05). Professional Guide to Diseases. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 1200–. ISBN 978-1-4511-7892-0.


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