Abstract
Consumers of adulterated drugs may present with talc-induced interstitial lung disease. A transbronchial biopsy specimen showing granulomas with intracellular talc crystals is necessary to confirm this diagnosis. In patients infected with HIV, such a condition can be indistinguishable at first glance from opportunistic infections or other pulmonary diseases. A case is presented of a seropositive patient whose chest radiographs showed a diffuse interstitial pattern.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Fatal Outcome
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Granuloma, Foreign-Body / diagnostic imaging
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Granuloma, Foreign-Body / etiology*
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Granuloma, Foreign-Body / pathology
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Granuloma, Respiratory Tract / diagnostic imaging
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Granuloma, Respiratory Tract / etiology*
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Granuloma, Respiratory Tract / pathology
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HIV Infections / complications*
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Humans
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Lung Diseases, Interstitial / diagnostic imaging
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Lung Diseases, Interstitial / etiology*
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Lung Diseases, Interstitial / pathology
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Male
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Radiography
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Talc / adverse effects*