CTICasesAccelerated countertop silicosis
Imaging findings
Serial chest radiographs in a 40-year-old stone cutter demonstrate rapidly progressive upper lobe consolidations (progressive massive fibrosis) and subtle upper zone small, irregular nodular opacities.
Key takeaways
countertop fabrication using engineered (synthetic) quartz exposes workers to extremely high concentrations of fine silica dust. This leads to accelerated silicosis, which progresses rapidly to progressive massive fibrosis within a few years of exposure.
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