Approach to pneumoconiosis Quiz: Ace Your Exams
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A 62-year-old man presents to the pulmonology clinic as a referral for persistent shortness of breath. Over the past year, the patient has developed worsening dyspnea with exertion and a persistent dry cough. He has no associated fevers, chills, or orthopnea. The patient does not smoke or drink alcohol. He has worked in a quarry for the past forty years. Vital signs are within normal limits. On lung auscultation there are fine inspiratory crackles. Pulmonary function testing shows restrictive lung disease with reduced diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO). Computed tomography (CT) imaging of the chest shows nodular opacities in the upper lung zones with eggshell calcifications of hilar lymph nodes. A diagnostic bronchoscopy is scheduled. Which of the following histologic features is most likely to be found on bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)?
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