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A 65-Year-Old Patient with a History of Exposure to Metal

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A 65-year-old patient with a history of exposure to metal dust comes in to the emergency department with chronic cough and exertional dyspnea. HRCT shows bibasilar, peripheral reticular abnormalities with focal honeycomb cystic changes. What is the most likely diagnosis?


A) Asbestosis
B) Coal worker's pneumoconiosis
C) Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
D) Sarcoidosis

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