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A Case of Welder's Lung Disease and Concurred Non-Tuberculotic Mycobacterial Infection Confirmed with Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy

Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases / Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases,
2012, v.72 no.2, pp.223-227





& (2012). A Case of Welder's Lung Disease and Concurred Non-Tuberculotic Mycobacterial Infection Confirmed with Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy. Tuberculosis & Respiratory Diseases, 72(2), 223-227.
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Abstract

Pulmonary siderosis, or Welder's lung disease is an occupational lung disease caused by iron-inhalation. Diagnosis of pulmonary siderosis is based on occupational history of the patient, radiologic findings, and pathologic findings of iron-laden macrophages within lung tissue or broncho-alveolar lavage fluid. We observed a case of a 43 years-old welder diagnosed with pulmonary siderosis via thoracoscopic lung biopsy. Sputum culture along with pathology also identified a non-tuberculotic mycobacterial infection with a sputum culture and the pathologic findings. The patient was treated with anti-tubercular medication and cessation of iron-exposure. And his condition improved within a few months.

keywords
Hemosiderosis, Pneumoconiosis, Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous, Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted

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