| Document ID (ISN) | 34933 |
| CIS number |
81-173 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0010-5309 - Le concours médical |
| Year |
1980 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Vacher H., Vacher-Lavenu M.C., Chevrot A., Viallet J.F., Lavenu P. |
| Title |
Anatomical and radiological aspects of avian mycobacteriosis in miners (7 case studies) |
| Original title |
Aspects anatomo-radiologiques pulmonaires des mycobactérioses aviaires chez les mineurs (à propos de 7 cas). [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
1980, Vol.102, NO.37, p.5411-5426. Illus. 11 ref. |
| Abstract |
Commencing with 7 case studies of avian mycobacteriosis in silicotic miners, this article examines the anatomical, radiographic and clinical aspects of this rare disease, with poor prognosis because the pathogenic agent is usually resistant to specific antibiotics. The clinical signs closely resemble those of tuberculosis, with persistant cough and dark-coloured haemoptysis. The radiological signs resemble those of silico-tuberculosis with pseudotumoral massed cavities, principally in the apex of the lung, often bilateral, without pleural involvement. Since anatomopathological investigation reveals no pathognomonic change, diagnosis must essentially be based on bacteriology (search for "mycobacterium avium"). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
pathogenic bacteria; mycoses; allergic respiratory disorders; mining industry; silicosis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
case study; radiological changes; pathological anatomy; symptoms |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Mining and quarrying
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Mycoses
Allergies
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Pneumoconioses
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