An unusual case of Welder's siderosis with local massive fibrosis: a case report.
- Author:
Cheng JI
1
;
Gang CHEN
;
Hou-Rong CAI
;
Fan-Qin MENG
;
Yan-Bin CHEN
;
Ling-Chuan GUO
;
Jian-An HUANG
;
Chun-Hua LING
Author Information
1. Division of Respiratory Diseases, Department of Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215006, China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Fibrosis;
diagnosis;
diagnostic imaging;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Radiography;
Siderosis;
diagnosis;
diagnostic imaging
- From:
Chinese Medical Journal
2012;125(3):552-554
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Welder's siderosis was traditionally described as "benign pneumoconiosis" because of the absence of associated symptoms, functional impairment or pulmonary fibrosis. Although several authors have reported evidence of fibrosis in the lungs of welders, siderosis with local massive fibrosis has been rarely described. In this paper, we present a case of Welder's siderosis with local massive fibrosis mimicking lung cancer.
