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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Pulmonary fibrosis secondary to siderosis causing symptomatic respiratory disease: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Pulmonary fibrosis secondary to siderosis causing symptomatic respiratory disease a case report Liam M McCormick 1 Martin Goddard2 and Ravi Mahadeva1 Address Department of Respiratory Medicine Addenbrooke s NHS Trust Hills Road Cambridge CB2 2QQ UK and 2Department of Pathology Papworth Hospital Papworth Everard Cambridge CB23 3RE UK Email Liam M McCormick - drliammccormick@ Martin Goddard - Ravi Mahadeva - rm232@ Corresponding author Published 5 August 2008 Received 23 June 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 257 doi 1752-1947-2-257 Accepted 5 August 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 257 2008 McCormick et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Pulmonary siderosis secondary to the inhalation of iron compounds is a rare condition which despite striking radiological and histopathological features has not traditionally been associated with symptoms or functional impairment. Although not the first of its kind we present an unusual case of pulmonary siderosis with symptomatic respiratory disease most likely secondary to associated fibrosis. Case presentation A 66-year-old Caucasian man was referred to the outpatient clinic with a 2year history of exertional breathlessness. He had worked as an engineer for 20 years where he did a significant amount of welding but always wore a face shield. Clinical radiological and histological features were consistent with a diagnosis of pulmonary siderosis with associated fibrosis most likely related to his occupational welding history. Conclusion Our report illustrates that .