Talcosis in AIDS Victims?

Bronchiolitis in a patient with talcosis.

Despite environmental monitoring, widely used occupational standards, and an increasing knowledge of the causative agents of occupational respiratory diseases, new cases of pneumoconiosis still occur. Pulmonary disorders caused by inhalation of talc (magnesium silicate, Mg,SI401, (OH)2) have been described among workers in various industries. " Interstitial inflammation with lymphocytic infiltr...

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Pulmonary Talcosis in an Immunocompromised Patient

The first case of pulmonary talcosis or talc pneumoconiosis related to inhalation of talc during its extraction and processing in mines was described by Thorel in 1896. Pulmonary talcosis is most commonly seen secondary to occupational exposure or intravenous (IV) drug abuse and, occasionally, in excessive use of cosmetic talc. Based on literature review, there has been an increase in reported ...

Pulmonary talcosis with intravenous drug abuse.

Talc has been known to cause lung disease, via inhalation or intravenously. A good history along with radiological correlation will often reveal the diagnosis. However, most intravenous drug abusers are reluctant to give a history of exposure, and most diagnoses are made after lung biopsy. We present a case of acute respiratory failure that posed a diagnostic challenge and was diagnosed only af...

Pulmonary talcosis caused by intravenous methadone injection

A 38-year-old woman presented to our pulmonology clinic with complaints of progressive dyspnea and dry cough for more than three months. She denied fever or weight loss. On physical examination, she presented as hypoxemic, with a room air oxygen saturation of 92% and an RR of 24 breaths/min. Pulmonary function tests showed that spirometric values were within normal limits, but there was a sligh...