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Aluminum-associated Lung Disease: A Case Report

Nejdiye MAZICAN
Seher KURUL
Deniz ÖNGEL HARBİYELİ
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98–101
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This report de- scribes the case of a patient who had worked in an aluminum sanding environment for 10 years and developed pneumoconiosis due to exposure to aluminum dust.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aluminum-associated fibrosis is a form of lung disease characterized by mixed-dust pneumoconiosis and interstitial pneumonia.
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Key Findings & Data:Pneumoconiosisis a progressive disease resulting in non-nodular interstitial fibrosis located mainly in the upper and middle lobes of the lungs.
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Aluminum-associated fibrosis is a form of lung disease characterized by mixed-dust pneumoconiosis and interstitial pneumonia. Pneumoconiosisis a progressive disease resulting in non-nodular interstitial fibrosis located mainly in the upper and middle lobes of the lungs. It is primarily an occupational injury. This report de- scribes the case of a patient who had worked in an aluminum sanding environment for 10 years and developed pneumoconiosis due to exposure to aluminum dust.

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MAZICAN, N., KURUL, S., HARBİYELİ, D. Ö. (2021). Aluminum-associated Lung Disease: A Case Report. The anatolian journal of family medicine (Online), Cilt: 4 - Sayı: 1, 98–101. https://ajindex.com/articles/365070

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