Talc is a hydrated @entity11600 used in the chemical, ceramic, cosmetic, leather, paper and building industries. @entity401 - talcosis - due to exclusive @entity4185 is a rare form of @entity3673 . More often, @entity358 due to talc is encountered after intravenous administration of talc during @entity734 . Talc can contain @entity1355 or quartz particles which induce @entity1355 or @entity5636 . Here we present a case report about a worker who was exposed to talcum during his work in tire manufacturing. During his lifetime an @entity3675 was not recognised. The deceased had been forwarded to cremation; the legally prescribed second inspection of the corpse induced the suspicion of an @entity3675 and an autopsy was ordered. The autopsy revealed @entity82 with @entity358 and under polarised light a massive burden with birefringed crystalline particles could be visualised. Light and electron microscopic lung dust analyses could exclude an @entity358 . The element analysis of foreign body material in lung tissue confirmed its chemical composition of @entity1760 and @entity6619 which was consistent with talc. Based on the pathological and mineralogical findings, the confirmed occupational exposure towards talc and, due to the exclusion of other possible causes ( @entity1355 , quartz), the diagnose of a talc-induced @entity82 - talcosis - was established. This case emphasises the importance of pathological-anatomic examinations in combination with lung dust analysis to reveal occupational exposure as a cause of an @entity401 .

[Case report of a rare @entity3675 : a during life non-recognised XXXX --talcosis].

@entity3675 :: ('MESH:D009784', 'Disease') :: ['occupational disease'] @entity82 :: ('MESH:D005355', 'Disease') :: ['a lung fibrosis', 'interstitial lung fibrosis'] @entity3673 :: ('MESH:D011009', 'Disease') :: ['pneumoconiosis'] @entity5636 :: ('MESH:D012829', 'Disease') :: ['silicosis'] @entity4185 :: ('MESH:D058545', 'Disease') :: ['talc inhalation'] @entity358 :: ('MESH:D008171', 'Disease') :: ['elevated asbestos lung burden', 'pulmonary disease', 'honeycomb lung alterations'] @entity6619 :: ('MESH:D012825', 'Chemical') :: ['silicon'] @entity401 :: ('MESH:D017563', 'Disease') :: ['Interstitial lung disease', 'interstitial lung disease'] @entity734 :: ('MESH:D019966', 'Disease') :: ['drug abuse'] @entity11600 :: ('MESH:C005013', 'Chemical') :: ['magnesium silicate'] @entity1355 :: ('MESH:D001195', 'Disease') :: ['asbestos', 'asbestosis'] @entity1760 :: ('MESH:D008274', 'Chemical') :: ['magnesium']
@entity3675 :: (MESH:D009784,Disease) :: ['occupational disease']
