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Silicoproteinosis: High-Resolution CT Findings in 13 Patients

¹ Department of Radiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
² Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Rd., Ottawa, ON, Canada K1H 8L6.
³ Department of Radiology, Federal University of Parana, Curitiba, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil.

OBJECTIVE. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the high-resolution CT findings of silicoproteinosis.

CONCLUSION. Silicoproteinosis usually manifests as bilateral consolidation in the posterior portions of the lungs and as numerous centrilobular nodules. Calcification within areas of consolidation is a common finding.

Keywords: CT • lung • silicoproteinosis • silicosis

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