Silicosis - A Case Report.
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2010-07
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Silicosis is not an uncommon disease in Bangladesh as a good number of people are exposed to silica dust in their
working places. Again pulmonary tuberculosis is also common here, the risk of which is increased by about 30
folds in silicosis. In the reported case, a young stone cutter of 40 years was admitted to Faridpur Medical College
Hospital with progressive dyspnoea, dry cough and radiological appearance of multiple small and a large nodular
pulmonary mass. Two of his brothers, also stonecutter, died of similar disease. In this context the patient was
diagnosed as a case of chronic complicated silicosis and treated symptomatically as there is no curative treatment. A
good number of people are engaged in stone cutting in our country including Faridpur district and are vulnerable to
this progressive and non-curable disease. To aim of this case report is to make those people to be aware about the
condition, so that they can protect themselves by taking appropriate measures (i.e. using protective mask) and
should monitored their condition by regular chest x-ray. If early signs of silicosis is detected the worker should
changed their job.
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Ali M Y, Fattah S A, Alam M T, Ahmed F, Parveen S S, Roysuddin M, Ahmed M N, Ali S Y. Silicosis - A Case Report. Faridpur Medical College Journal. 2010 July; 5(2): 69-71.