Silicoproteinosis: High-Resolution CT Findings in 13 Patients

Edson Marchiori, Carolina Althoff Souza, Tatiana Gontijo Barbassa, Dante L Escuissato, Emerson L Gasparetto, Arthur Soares Souza, Jr

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.