Pericardial plaque: a unique complication of silicosis

Ind Health. 2011;49(1):122-5. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.ms1145. Epub 2010 Sep 1.

Abstract

The heart and the respiratory system are closely connected in such a way that disorders of one system would influence the function of the other. This unique case of silicosis complicated by corpulmonale associated with pericardial plaque formation in a young adult male is reported here due to an unknown complication of silicosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Heart Diseases / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology
  • Male
  • Mining
  • Occupational Diseases / etiology
  • Occupational Diseases / pathology
  • Pericardium* / pathology
  • Pulmonary Heart Disease / etiology
  • Pulmonary Heart Disease / pathology
  • Silicosis / complications*
  • Silicosis / pathology