Silicotuberculosis: a critical narrative review [PDF]
European Respiratory ReviewSilicotuberculosis, the combination of silicosis and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), remains a substantial clinical and public health problem in high TB burden countries with silica-exposed workforces.
Rodney Ehrlich +2 more
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Risk factors and control strategies for silicotuberculosis as an occupational disease [PDF]
New Microbes and New Infections, 2019 Silicotuberculosis is critical in community settings among workers and employees exposed to silica dust. Older age of entry (>30 years), male sex, infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), exposure duration, smoking, chronic obstructive ...
Majid Eslami
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Silicosis and silicotuberculosis among respiratory hospital admissions: A cross-sectional survey in northern Tanzania [PDF]
African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine, 2023 Background. There is little evidence describing respiratory disease among 40.5 million small-scale miners worldwide. Objectives. To describe the prevalence and clinical characteristics of adult respiratory inpatients with silicosis and silicotuberculosis
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Diosgenin ameliorates silica‐induced tuberculosis in rats [PDF]
Animal Models and Experimental MedicineBackground Silicosis is an occupational lung disease that is caused by chronic exposure to silica dust. Silica‐exposed workers are at higher risk of developing TB, resulting in lung fibrosis and significant respiratory dysfunction.
Williams Asamoah Adu +5 more
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Cavitated Conglomerate Mass in Silicosis Indicating Associated Tuberculosis [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2010 Silicosis is the most common occupational lung disease worldwide. It leads to respiratory impairment and may have associated infections that decrease pulmonary function.
Pedro Martins +10 more
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Silicosis and silicotuberculosis in India. [PDF]
Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2016 Silicosis is a progressive interstitial lung disease, characterized by shortness of breath, cough, fever and bluish skin; it can present in three different forms: acute, accelerated and chronic. (1) It is caused by the lung tissue reaction to the inhalation of silica and occurs most commonly as an occupational disease of people working in the quarrying,
Debashish Kundu, Anand Das
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Silicosis and silicotuberculosis: Ancient diseases that are still not conquered [PDF]
African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine, 2023 -
W A J Meintjes
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A Complex Case of Pulmonary Silico-Tuberculosis and Review of Literature [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2023 Silicosis caused by the inhalation/deposition of free silica particles is characterized by pulmonary inflammation/fibrosis. Among the clinical disorders associated with silicosis, tuberculosis is by far the most prominent.
Lauren D’Sa +7 more
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Silicodata: An Annotated Benchmark CXR Dataset for Silicosis Detection [PDF]
Scientific DataThis research introduces a unique dataset targeting Silicosis, a significant global occupational lung disease, and a member of the Pneumoconiosis family.
Yasmeena Akhter +8 more
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Risk factors for silicotuberculosis among miners: a scoping review [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Miners exposed to silica dust are susceptible to silicotuberculosis (STB) outcome – the development of tuberculosis (TB) in miners with silicosis. STB is an important occupational and public health issue in the twenty-first century.
Mansour F. Saliba +10 more
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