Silicotuberculosis and silicosis as occupational diseases: Report of two cases

Silicotuberculosis and silicosis as occupational diseases: Report of two cases

Introduction. Silicosis, the most prevalent of the pneumoconioses, is caused by inhalation of crystalline silica particles. Silica-exposed workers are at increased risk for tuberculosis and other mycobacterium-related diseases. The risk of a patient with silicosis developing tuberculosis is highe...

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Main Authors: Milovanović Aleksandar, Nowak Dennis, Milovanović Anđela, Hering Kurt G., Kline Joel N., Kovalevskiy Evgeny, Kundiev Ilich Yuriy, Peruničić Bogoljub, Popević Martin, Šuštran Branka, Nenadović Milutin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Serbian Medical Society 2011-01-01
Series:Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo
Subjects:
silica dust
silicosis
silicotuberculosis
occupational disease
fatal outcome
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0370-8179/2011/0370-81791108536M.pdf

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