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Pulmonary siderosis

MedGen UID:
11420
•Concept ID:
C0037061
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Sideroses; Siderosis
SNOMED CT: Pulmonary siderosis (62371005); Arc-welders' lung (62371005); Arc-welders' pneumoconiosis (62371005); Welders' lung (62371005); Arc-welders' disease (62371005); Welders' siderosis (62371005); Arc-welders' nodulation (62371005); Iron oxide lung (62371005); Pneumoconiosis siderotico (62371005); Siderotic lung disease (62371005); Steel grinders' disease (62371005); Iron pneumoconiosis (62371005); Siderosis (62371005)

Definition

A disorder associated with chronic exposure to the inhalation of iron compounds. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPulmonary siderosis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The Boston criteria version 2.0 for cerebral amyloid angiopathy: a multicentre, retrospective, MRI-neuropathology diagnostic accuracy study.
Charidimou A, Boulouis G, Frosch MP, Baron JC, Pasi M, Albucher JF, Banerjee G, Barbato C, Bonneville F, Brandner S, Calviere L, Caparros F, Casolla B, Cordonnier C, Delisle MB, Deramecourt V, Dichgans M, Gokcal E, Herms J, Hernandez-Guillamon M, Jäger HR, Jaunmuktane Z, Linn J, Martinez-Ramirez S, Martínez-Sáez E, Mawrin C, Montaner J, Moulin S, Olivot JM, Piazza F, Puy L, Raposo N, Rodrigues MA, Roeber S, Romero JR, Samarasekera N, Schneider JA, Schreiber S, Schreiber F, Schwall C, Smith C, Szalardy L, Varlet P, Viguier A, Wardlaw JM, Warren A, Wollenweber FA, Zedde M, van Buchem MA, Gurol ME, Viswanathan A, Al-Shahi Salman R, Smith EE, Werring DJ, Greenberg SM
Lancet Neurol 2022 Aug;21(8):714-725. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(22)00208-3. PMID: 35841910Free PMC Article
Detection and Management of Amyloid-Related Imaging Abnormalities in Patients with Alzheimer's Disease Treated with Anti-Amyloid Beta Therapy.
Barakos J, Purcell D, Suhy J, Chalkias S, Burkett P, Marsica Grassi C, Castrillo-Viguera C, Rubino I, Vijverberg E
J Prev Alzheimers Dis 2022;9(2):211-220. doi: 10.14283/jpad.2022.21. PMID: 35542992
A practical approach to the management of cerebral amyloid angiopathy.
Kozberg MG, Perosa V, Gurol ME, van Veluw SJ
Int J Stroke 2021 Jun;16(4):356-369. Epub 2020 Nov 29 doi: 10.1177/1747493020974464. PMID: 33252026Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pulmonary siderosis in an arc welder.
Lim KH, Liam CK, Wong CM
Med J Malaysia 2000 Jun;55(2):265-7. PMID: 19839158

Diagnosis

A woman and her breathtaking jewelry.
Stylemans D, Vekens K, Vincken S, Hanon S, Vanderhelst E
Acta Clin Belg 2021 Aug;76(4):304-306. Epub 2020 Jan 21 doi: 10.1080/17843286.2020.1716463. PMID: 31960767
Iron-laden macrophages in the bronchoalveolar lavage in a welder: Pulmonary siderosis.
Zheng L, Liu X, Zhou X, Liu K
Diagn Cytopathol 2020 Nov;48(11):1137-1140. Epub 2020 May 15 doi: 10.1002/dc.24470. PMID: 32413191
Pulmonary siderosis in an arc welder.
Lim KH, Liam CK, Wong CM
Med J Malaysia 2000 Jun;55(2):265-7. PMID: 19839158
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis. A case report with an immunohistochemical study.
Schiavina M, Pileri S, Mancini AM
Appl Pathol 1986;4(3):170-4. PMID: 3297113

Therapy

Iron-laden macrophages in the bronchoalveolar lavage in a welder: Pulmonary siderosis.
Zheng L, Liu X, Zhou X, Liu K
Diagn Cytopathol 2020 Nov;48(11):1137-1140. Epub 2020 May 15 doi: 10.1002/dc.24470. PMID: 32413191
Angiosarcoma with pulmonary siderosis and persistent reticulocytosis. Steroid responsiveness suggests an immune basis.
Rajdev N, Green R, Crosby WH
Arch Intern Med 1978 Oct;138(10):1549-51. PMID: 568458

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