A 40-year-old construction worker has noted increasing shortness of breath and cough over many years. On physical examination bilateral inspiratory crackles are heard. Chest x-ray shows eggshell calcifications in hilar adenopathy and bilateral small nodular interstitial markings in the upper lobes.
A 40-year-old construction worker has noted increasing shortness of breath and cough over many years. On physical examination bilateral inspiratory crackles are heard. Chest x-ray shows eggshell calcifications in hilar adenopathy and bilateral small nodular interstitial markings in the upper lobes.
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A 40-year-old construction worker has noted increasing shortness of breath and cough over many years. On physical examination bilateral inspiratory crackles are heard. Chest x-ray shows eggshell calcifications in hilar adenopathy and bilateral small nodular interstitial markings in the upper lobes.
β Correct Answer: C. Silicosis
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