Gujjar lung: a disease mimicking miliary tuberculosis

Int J Health Sci (Qassim). 2008 Jan;2(1):105-8.

Abstract

Gujjar lung is a chronic lung disease caused due to the long-term exposure to pinewood smoke inhalation in Gujjar community and the people residing at the hilly regions of the Indian sub-continent. This is characterized clinically by progressive cough and dyspnea, distinct radiological patterns and pathological features of anthracotic nodules and fibrosis. A typical case with miliary mottling on chest radiograph is presented and the relevant literature reviewed.

Keywords: Anthracotic nodules; Interstitial lung disease; Milliary shadows; Pine wood smoke.

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  • Case Reports