This would normally have consisted of lung function testing and a chest X Ray (CXR). A consultant respiratory physician and a radiologist, the latter reading to International Labour Organisation (ILO) radiology standards, discussed each case referred to the service at the MDT.Result To date, 36...
This patient met diagnostic criteria for pulmonary silicosis mentioned above in terms of his job-related prolonged exposure to silica, bilateral pulmonary nodules on both CXR and CT scan, and absence of other alternative conditions such as primary or secondary malignancies, TB, or fungal infections. ...
CXR before and after treatment. A CT scan of the chest showed diffuse heterogeneous opacification of the lungs centrally with sparing of the lung periphery consistent with a diagnosis of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. There were numerous small sub pleural nodules as well as mediastinal and hilar ...
15 subjects (83%) had an abnormal CXR; the remainder had abnormalities on HRCT only. PMF was present in 9 cases (50%), one of whom was asymptomatic, and significant emphysema was present in 2 cases (11%). 60% of subjects with simple silicosis had normal spirometry and normal transfer ...