Bronchial anthracofibrosis (inflammatory bronchial stenosis with anthracotic pigmentation): CT findings.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to describe CT findings of patients with bronchial anthracofibrosis. Atelectasis caused by smooth bronchial narrowing, surrounded by calcified or noncalcified lymph nodes, in elderly and nonsmoking women is a typical finding of anthracofibrosis. Calcified lymph nodes adjacent to the involved bronchi and multifocal involvement of bronchial narrowing may be helpful in differentiating this condition from lung cancer.
Medical subject headings
- Bronchitis
- Coal
- Pneumoconiosis
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed