A case report of Indium lung with progressive emphysema and fibrosis underwent lung unilateral transplantation 20 years after the end of the exposure

• Main Authors: Chihiro Inoue (Author), Shinya Ohkouchi (Author), Tatsuya Chonan (Author), Atsuko Amata (Author), Takashi Hirama (Author), Ryoko Saito-Koyama (Author), Yoshinori Kawabata (Author), Takashi Suzuki (Author), Yoshinori Okada (Author), Akiyo Tanaka (Author), Hajime Kurosawa (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Indium lung is characterized by interstitial pneumonia and/or emphysema which occurs in indium-tin oxide (ITO) workers. Indium lung is now known to progress after stopping exposure to ITO, but the long-term influences of ITO remain unclear. Case presentation Forty seven years old...