A Rare Presentation in a Patient With Silicosis Soft Tissue Tuberculosis

Gokhan Perincek
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Gokhan Perincek: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kars Harakani State Hospital, Turkey

International Journal of Pulmonary & Respiratory Sciences, 2020, vol. 4, issue 3, 71-72

Abstract: Silicosis, the most common of the pneumoconioses, is associated with inhaled crystalline silica [1]. Silica particles exposed people have increased risk for tuberculosis and other mycobacterium-associated diseases [1]. The possibility of tuberculosis occurence in patients with silicosis has been demonstrated by several studies [1-2].

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Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.19080/IJOPRS.2020.04.555639

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