A Woman with Cor Pulmonale Associated Silicosis

Volume 20 No 7 (2022)

Abdul Rahman Bahmid , Helmia Hasan

DOI: 10.14704/nq.2022.20.7.NQ33117

Abstract

Background: Silicosis is a fibrosing disease of the lungs caused by the inhalation of crystalline silica. Silicosis can cause pulmonary function impairment due to structural changes in lung parenchym. Parenchymal damage can cause pulmonary arterial hypertension.

Keywords

Silicosis, Talc, Pulmonary Hypertension, Cor Pulmonale

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