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Cureus
November 2024
Pulmonology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, PAK.
Introduction Anthracosis is black discoloration of the bronchi, which can sometimes cause anthracofibrosis. Usually, exposure to biomass fuel, air pollution, or smoke at the workplace causes it. The objective of the current study was to determine the association between tuberculosis and anthracosis.
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October 2024
Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Background: It is believed that anthracosis is one of the most important occupational diseases, mainly seen in the residents of industrial areas and coal mine workers. This bronchial disease is more common in Asia's rural areas, particularly in the Middle East. In this study, we examined the epidemiology and genetic factors affecting this disease and its relationship with different types of cancer.
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October 2024
Pulmonology and Critical Care, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.
A clinical entity that was reported less than ten years ago, bronchial anthracofibrosis is marked by multifocal bronchial lumen constriction and anthracotic coloring of the bronchial mucosa. There is various etiology associated with "black bronchoscopy". A 47-year-old woman with no known co-morbidities reported having a three-month history of coughing up sputum.
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August 2023
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Division of Paediatric Pulmonology and Allergology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria.
Allergy Asthma Immunol Res
March 2023
Division of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, Korea.
Purpose: A subset of asthmatics suffers from persistent airflow limitation, known as remodeled asthma, despite optimal treatment. Typical quantitative scoring methods to evaluate structural changes of airway remodeling on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) are time-consuming and laborious. Thus, easier and simpler methods are required in clinical practice.
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