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DOI:10.2214/AJR.07.2402
AJR 2007; 189:1402-1406
© American Roentgen Ray Society

Clinical Observations

Silicoproteinosis: High-Resolution CT Findings in 13 Patients

Edson Marchiori1, Carolina Althoff Souza2, Tatiana Gontijo Barbassa1, Dante L. Escuissato3, Emerson L. Gasparetto1 and Arthur Soares Souza, Jr.4

1 Department of Radiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H 8L6.
3 Department of Radiology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil.
4 Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the high-resolution CT findings of silicoproteinosis.

CONCLUSION. Silicoproteinosis usually manifests as bilateral consolidation in the posterior portions of the lungs and as numerous centrilobular nodules. Calcification within areas of consolidation is a common finding.

Keywords: CT • lung • silicoproteinosis • silicosis


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