Pulmonary silicotuberculosis in a stone miner
Journal Title: Journal of Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Abstract We are presenting a case of a patient a former stone miner, male, 45 years old, who developed silicosis after almost a decade of occupational exposure to silica dust in stone mining industry. He was detected to have sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis 4 years after leaving the profession. The case affirms that silicosis is increasingly associated with tuberculosis. The history of occupational exposure to inciting agent, radiological features (conventional chest X-ray and computerized tomography) and microbiological examination of sputum help in diagnosing the case, correctly. In comparison to general population tuberculosis morbidity is more pronounced in silicosis.
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Mukesh Kumar Tiwari, Manish Shankar, Kalyan Kumar Saha
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