Gong H, Tashkin D P
Am J Med. 1979 Aug;67(2):358-62. doi: 10.1016/0002-9343(79)90415-7.
Silicosis due to inhalation of abrasive scouring powder is now an unusual event. We report a nonindustrial case of acute silicosis due to intentional inhalation of commercial, silica-containing scouring powder. This case is unique in that the patient had a 20 year survival (after onset of symptoms) with typical roentgenographic and histopathologic changes of silicosis, and evidence of immune complex disease in extrapulmonary tissues.