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ID (ISN) del documento34933
Número CIS 81-173
ISSN - Título de la serie 0010-5309 - Le concours médical
Año 1980
Número de serie
Autor(es) Vacher H., Vacher-Lavenu M.C., Chevrot A., Viallet J.F., Lavenu P.
Título Anatomical and radiological aspects of avian mycobacteriosis in miners (7 case studies)
Título original Aspects anatomo-radiologiques pulmonaires des mycobactérioses aviaires chez les mineurs (à propos de 7 cas). [en francés]
Información bibliográfica 1980, Vol.102, NO.37, p.5411-5426. Illus. 11 ref.
Resumen 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").
Descriptores (primarios) bacterias patógenas; micosis; enfermedades respiratorias alérgicas; minas; silicosis
Descriptores (secundarios) estudio de caso; alteraciones radiológicas; anatomía patológica; síntomas
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s)
Navegación por categoria(s) Mining and quarrying
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Mycoses
Alergias
Bacterial and parasitic diseases
Neumoconiosis