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Silicoproteino-tuberculosis: Three distinct entities or a unique entity: A case report and review of the literature.
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Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran . 2014, Vol. 28, p1-6. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2014
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Abstract
- Silicosis is considered to be among the occupational lung diseases and associated with sandblasting, mining, quarrying and tunneling. Acute silicosis is usually progressive diseaseand despite treatment with corticosteroids it leads to cardio-respiratory failure and death. Alveolar silicoproteinosis is one of it's acute presentations due to exposure to silica dust and lungs filling with proteinaceous material. Here, we have presented a 29 year old male sandblaster with the three conditions of acute silicosis, secondary alveolar proteinosis and pulmonary tuberculosis on four anti tuberculous medications who presented with respiratory distress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *SILICOTUBERCULOSIS
*PULMONARY alveolar proteinosis
TUBERCULOSIS case studies
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10161430
- Volume :
- 28
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 111953973