흉강경하 폐생검을 통하여 확진된 용접공폐질환에 병발된 비결핵성 항산균감염 증 1예 = A Case of Welder`s Lung Disease and Concurred Non-Tuberculotic Mycobacterial Infection Confirmed with Thoracoscopic Lung Biopsy

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Pulmonary siderosis, or Welder`s lung disease is an occupational lung disease caused by iron-inhalation. Diagnosis of pulmonary siderosis is based on occupational history of the patient, radiologic findings, and pathologic findings of iron-laden macrophages within lung tissue or broncho-alveolar lavage fluid. We observed a case of a 43 years-old welder diagnosed with pulmonary siderosis via thoracoscopic lung biopsy. Sputum culture along with pathology also identified a non-tuberculotic mycobacterial infection with a sputum culture and the pathologic findings. The patient was treated with anti-tubercular medication and cessation of iron-exposure. And his condition improved within a few months.

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