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TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)
Definitions
- Occupational lung disease resulting from exposure to NO₂
- Inhalation of toxic gases from freshly stored silage
- Similar gases: Welding, glassblowing, Zamboni ice resurfacing, manufacturing (lacquers, dyes, rocket propellants, fertilizers), metal cleaning, rayon and food bleaching, nitrocellulose incineration
IMAGING
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DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
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CLINICAL ISSUES
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DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
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Selected References
- Amaducci A et al: Nitrogen Dioxide Toxicity 2021
- Amaza IP et al: Silo-filler's disease: one health system's experience and an update of the literature. J Agromedicine. 25(1):8-13, 2020
- Leavey JF et al: Silo-filler's disease, the acute respiratory distress syndrome, and oxides of nitrogen. Ann Intern Med. 141(5):410-1, 2004
- Jackson L: Grain silo cleanup operation leads to two occupational deaths. Appl Occup Environ Hyg. 17(7):464-6, 2002
- Stepanek J et al: Case in point. Silo fillers lung. Hosp Pract (Minneap). 33(1):70, 1998
- Gurney JW et al: Agricultural disorders of the lung. Radiographics. 11(4):625-34, 1991
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Top Differential Diagnoses
Clinical Issues
Diagnostic Checklist
TERMINOLOGY
Abbreviations
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO₂)
Definitions
- Occupational lung disease resulting from exposure to NO₂
- Inhalation of toxic gases from freshly stored silage
- Similar gases: Welding, glassblowing, Zamboni ice resurfacing, manufacturing (lacquers, dyes, rocket propellants, fertilizers), metal cleaning, rayon and food bleaching, nitrocellulose incineration
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
Nuclear Medicine Findings
Imaging Recommendations
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Microscopic Features
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Demographics
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
DIAGNOSTIC CHECKLIST
Consider
Selected References
- Amaducci A et al: Nitrogen Dioxide Toxicity 2021
- Amaza IP et al: Silo-filler's disease: one health system's experience and an update of the literature. J Agromedicine. 25(1):8-13, 2020
- Leavey JF et al: Silo-filler's disease, the acute respiratory distress syndrome, and oxides of nitrogen. Ann Intern Med. 141(5):410-1, 2004
- Jackson L: Grain silo cleanup operation leads to two occupational deaths. Appl Occup Environ Hyg. 17(7):464-6, 2002
- Stepanek J et al: Case in point. Silo fillers lung. Hosp Pract (Minneap). 33(1):70, 1998
- Gurney JW et al: Agricultural disorders of the lung. Radiographics. 11(4):625-34, 1991
