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ArticleCureus2025

Silicosis in the Setting of Chronic Granite Exposure: A Case Report.

Sylvia Li, Henrik Ghantarchyan, Sarkis Arabian

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Sylvia LiInternal Medicine, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, USA.
Henrik GhantarchyanPulmonology, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, USA.
Sarkis ArabianCritical Care, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Silicosis develops when inhaled silica particles reach the alveoli, causing interstitial lung disease. We present the case of a 50-year-old male with no known past medical history who arrived at the emergency department with a 10-month history of dyspnea, which had worsened over the past four days. He reported working in a granite factory for 18 years, consistently wearing a mask while cutting and grinding stone. Initial laboratory tests were unremarkable. A viral respiratory panel and acid-fast bacilli cultures and smears (repeated three times) were all negative, lowering the suspicion for tuberculosis. Antifungal testing was also negative, except for a positive

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occupational exposure to silicapneumoconiosispulmonary silicosissilica workersilicosis

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PMID40438828
PMCPMC12116399

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