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A systematic review of the association between pulmonary tuberculosis and the development of chronic airflow obstruction in adults [PDF]
, 2012 Includes abstract.Includes bibliographical references.Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) as a cause of COPD is debated, with some, but not all evidence suggesting an association between the two conditions.
Allwood, Brian
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Archives of Public HealthTuberculosis (TB) treatment is more challenging for patients with silicosis, as it complicates the diagnosis of both diseases and increases mortality risk. Silicosis, an incurable occupational disease, confounds the diagnosis of TB and vice versa, making
Mihir P. Rupani +4 more
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Activation of Sirt1 by acetate alleviates silicofibrosis: Contribution of the gut microbiota
Ecotoxicology and Environmental SafetySilicosis is a prevalent occupational disease marked by progressive pulmonary fibrosis. Despite its significant health burden, the pathogenesis of silicosis remains unclear, and no specific therapeutic drugs are available.
Weiliang Zhang +11 more
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Silica-exposed patients with silicosis show shorter telomeres than do unexposed individuals: a pilot study in a population in southeastern Brazil [PDF]
Jornal Brasileiro de PneumologiaObjective: Silicosis is a pneumoconiosis characterized by fibrosis of the lung parenchyma caused by the inhalation of silica particles. Silica dust inhalation is associated with inflammation and induction of oxidative stress in the lungs.
Marcos César Santos de Castro +7 more
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Sistema de Monitoreo Portátil de Variables de Seguridad en Faena Minera Subterránea. En vías a la erradicación de la silicosis sobre rieles interdisciplinarios [PDF]
, 2016 Este proyecto apunta a mejorar la calidad de la información actual del proceso de chancado y molienda, y consiste en recopilar datos ambientales al interior de la mina subterránea Río Blanco por medio de una Estación de Monitoreo Móvil, la cual es ...
Morales, Jorge
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JHLT OpenBackground: In the past decade, growing industrial exposure to respirable crystalline silica from manufacturing engineered stone (ES) products has caused rapidly progressive, irreversible silicosis worldwide.
Reice Robinson, MD +13 more
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Analysis of Human Spleen Contamination [PDF]
, 2007 Besides carbon, oxygen and nitrogen, numerous other elements and their compounds are significant in the body of humans and other animals. Accumulation of some elements and their compounds is recognized by clinical and biochemical evaluation. The physical-
Jan Jakubovsky +2 more
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Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Chronic Silicosis: A Case Report
Case Reports in Pathology, 2014 Silicosis is an occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica. People working in occupations like sandblasting, surface drilling, tunneling, silica flour milling, ceramic making, and so forth are predisposed to develop silicosis ...
Pritinanda Mishra +4 more
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BMC MicrobiologyBackground Silicosis has always been a serious global occupational health problem. Oral microbiota plays important roles in the development of lung disease.
Shaoying Duan +8 more
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La Silicosis como enfermedad profesional: silicosis y tubérculo- silicosis
, 1939 Conferencia dictada por el autor en el Congreso de la Sociedad Italiana de Medicina del Trabajo y publicada en "Ressegna della Previdenza Sociale", de Roma. Comienza presentando la historia de los estudios de las enfermedades producidas por polvos y señala que en 1916 Staub-Oetiker publicó el primer trabajo en el cual se señala con precisión la técnica
Quarelli, Gustavo +1 more
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