Prevalence of concomitant pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with newly diagnosed silicosis in a tertiary care center in South India

Background: Long-term exposure to silica dust makes people prone for silicosis which raises the risk of the individual in developing pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Silicosis is a progressive lung disease characterize with shortness of breath, cough, fever, and bluish skin, caused due to inhalation of...

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Main Authors: Navaneethakrishnan Muthulakshmi, Saravanavasan Rajendran, Kannan Muthuraman Alagappan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara 2023-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/47728