Silicosis with bilateral spontaneous pneumothorax

Fotedar, Sanjay; Chaudhary, Dhruva; Singhla, V; Narang, Rajat

doi:10.4103/0970-2113.68325

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“…The most probable cause of lung collapse would have been spontaneous pneumothorax. This finding is similar to the studies conducted by Sharma R.K et al [34], Mishra et al [35], Bairagya et al [36], Srivastava et al [37], Fotedar et al [38] and Gupta K B et al [39] The limitation of the present study is that out of 42 workers with suspected tuberculosis, eight workers did not undergo sputum examination but all of them had chest x-ray. Out of eight workers, three had shown tubercular cavity for which treatment were initiated and counted for prevalence.…”

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Silico-tuberculosis, silicosis and other respiratory morbidities among sandstone mine workers in Rajasthan- a cross-sectional study

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Background Exposures to respirable crystalline silica causes silicosis, pulmonary tuberculosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, autoimmune disorders and chronic renal disease. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of silico-tuberculosis, silicosis and other respiratory morbidities in sandstone mine workers in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan. Methods It was a cross-sectional study done in sandstone mines in Jodhpur. A total of 15 mines were selected. The sample size was calculated and fixed to 174 mine workers. Chi-square and ttest were applied to draw inferences. Results The mean age of the mine workers was 39.13 ± 11.09 years. Three fourth (75.3%) of the workers were working for more than ten years in mines. Around 30.0% had a history of tuberculosis. Abnormal spirometry was found in 89.2% of workers. Around 42% of mine workers were found with abnormal chest x-rays. Prevalence of silicosis was 37.3%, silicotuberculosis was 7.4%, tuberculosis was 10.0%, and other respiratory diseases like emphysema and pleural effusion were diagnosed among 4.3% workers. Conclusion Prevalence of silico-tuberculosis, silicosis and other respiratory morbidities are high among sandstone mine workers.

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Silico-tuberculosis, silicosis and other respiratory morbidities among sandstone mine workers in Rajasthan- a cross-sectional study

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“…Currently the most prevalent chronic occupational lung disease in the world, silicosis, usually presents after decades of exposure as a slowly progressing nodular fibrosing pneumoconiosis. Pleural involvement in silicosis is rare and secondary spontaneous pneumothorax is the only described pleural complication [ 2 ]. In silicosis, pneumothorax is usually unilateral.…”

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Bilateral Spontaneous Pneumothorax in Chronic Silicosis: A Case Report

Mishra

Jacob

Basu

et al. 2014

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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. Crystalline forms of silica are more fibrogenic than the amorphous forms, highlighting the importance of the physical form in pathogenesis. Lung biopsy is rarely performed for the diagnosis of silicosis as it can easily be detected by occupational history and radiological features. Patients with silicosis can develop complications like tuberculosis, lung cancer, progressive massive fibrosis, cor pulmonale, broncholithiasis, or tracheobronchial compression by lymph nodes. Pleural involvement in silicosis is rare. Spontaneous pneumothorax is a pleural complication that can develop in such patients. Usually in silicosis pneumothorax is unilateral. We hereby report the lung biopsy findings and discuss the mechanism of pneumothorax development in a case of chronic silicosis who, later on died during the course of the disease.

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“…[ 4 ] Spontaneous pneumothorax, rarely bilateral, may complicate silicosis. [ 5 ] Diagnosis is established by occupation history, clinical presentation, and chest imaging features.…”

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