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Bauxite fibrosis

Field	Value
name	Bauxite fibrosis
image	Bauxite with unweathered rock core. C 021.jpg
caption	Bauxite with unweathered rock core
synonyms	Shaver's disease, Corundum smelter's lung, Bauxite lung or Bauxite smelters' disease, Bauxite pneumoconiosis

Bauxite fibrosis is a progressive form of pneumoconiosis usually caused by occupational exposure to bauxite fumes which contain aluminium and silica particulates.

It is typically seen in workers involved in the smelting of bauxite to produce corundum.

Presentation

Initially, the disease appears as alveolitis, and then progresses to emphysema.

Patients may develop pneumothorax (collapsed lung).

Diagnosis

Diagnosis depends on chest X-rays, lung function tests, and history.

References

Tamotsu Takishima. (1994-05-23). "Basic and Clinical Aspects of Pulmonary Fibrosis". CRC Press.
(1949). "The morphology of bauxite-fume pneumoconiosis". Am. J. Pathol..
Lippincott. (2012-11-05). "Professional Guide to Diseases". Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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