Bauxite fibrosis

Bauxite fibrosis
Bauxite fibrosis
Other names	Shaver's disease, Corundum smelter's lung, Bauxite lung or Bauxite smelters' disease
	Bauxite with unweathered rock core

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

Diagnosis depends on chest X-rays, lung function tests, and history.^{[citation needed]}

Treatment

References

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

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[1] Tamotsu Takishima (1994-05-23). Basic and Clinical Aspects of Pulmonary Fibrosis. CRC Press. pp. 391–. ISBN 978-0-8493-8927-6.

[pmid18127135-2] 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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