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Case Report

Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Male with Silicosis

by
Marcin Skowroński
*,
Anna Halicka
and
Aleksander Barinow-Wojewódzki
Wielkopolska Center of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery, Poznań, Poland
*
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Adv. Respir. Med. 2018, 86(3), 121-125; https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.2018.0019
Submission received: 20 February 2018 / Revised: 30 June 2018 / Accepted: 30 June 2018 / Published: 20 February 2018

Abstract

Silicosis, a preventable occupational lung disease, is associated with various diseases, including tuberculosis (TB). There is an increased lifelong risk for lung tuberculosis even if exposure to silica dust ceases. That association contributes in a large extent to very high rates of tuberculosis in countries with poor TB and silica exposure control. We report a case of a male with a prior diagnosis of silicosis who was diagnosed with and treated for TB. Anti-tuberculous treatment was extended due to a positive sputum smear in the six th month of treatment. However, the culture of the sputum was negative. This Case Report highlights the value of thorough screening for tuberculosis in silicotic patients. The clinical management of these patients may be challenging due to frequent overlapping radiological features and uncertain results of TB treatment.
Keywords: tuberculosis; silicosis; exposure; occupational; dust tuberculosis; silicosis; exposure; occupational; dust

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Skowroński, M.; Halicka, A.; Barinow-Wojewódzki, A. Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Male with Silicosis. Adv. Respir. Med. 2018, 86, 121-125. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.2018.0019

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Skowroński M, Halicka A, Barinow-Wojewódzki A. Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Male with Silicosis. Advances in Respiratory Medicine. 2018; 86(3):121-125. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.2018.0019

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Skowroński, Marcin, Anna Halicka, and Aleksander Barinow-Wojewódzki. 2018. "Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Male with Silicosis" Advances in Respiratory Medicine 86, no. 3: 121-125. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.2018.0019

APA Style

Skowroński, M., Halicka, A., & Barinow-Wojewódzki, A. (2018). Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Male with Silicosis. Advances in Respiratory Medicine, 86(3), 121-125. https://doi.org/10.5603/ARM.2018.0019

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