Aluminum-associated Lung Disease: A Case Report

Aluminum-associated fibrosis is a form of lung disease characterized by mixed-dust pneumoconiosis and interstitial pneumonia. Pneumoconiosisis a progressive disease resulting in non-nodular interstitial fibrosis located mainly in the upper and middle lobes of the lungs. It is primarily an occupational injury. This report describes the case of a patient who had worked in an aluminum sanding environment for 10 years and developed pneumoconiosis due to exposure to aluminum dust.