Unusual pleural involvement after exposure to amorphous silicates (Liparitosis): report of two cases

Eur Radiol. 2002 May;12(5):1058-60. doi: 10.1007/s003300101046. Epub 2001 Oct 11.

Abstract

Liparitosis is a rare pneumoconiosis determined by inhalation of pumice, an amorphous complex silicate extracted in the quarries of Lipari (Aeolian Archipelago, Italy). We describe two cases of subjects occupationally exposed to pumice dust in which high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) revealed the presence of pleural lesions without parenchymal involvement.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pleural Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pleural Diseases / etiology
  • Pneumoconiosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pneumoconiosis / etiology
  • Silicates / adverse effects*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Silicates
  • pumice