… 20 bilateral secondary spontaneous pneumothorax case … It is theorized that these piezoelectric
characteristics may play a … a silicosis patient, the patient should be promptly investigated …

… blood gas analysis. Most of the silicosis patients were from the mining and stone-cutting
industry (Table 3). Among admitted patients with silicosis, 43% of patients had pneumothorax at …

… (79 %), while blood gas analysis showed pH of 7.37, pCO 2 of … Spontaneous pneumothorax
was associated with chronic … In acute silicosis, deterioration in the condition occurs rapidly, …

… presentation for patient with silicosis as they can be asymptomatic with radiographic
abnormalities or can rapidly progress to respiratory failure. In early silicosis, chest imaging shows …

… Poorer outcome has been observed in patients of rapidly progressing pneumoconiosis … .
Secondary spontaneous pneumothorax in rapidly progressive forms of silicosis: characterization …

… silicosis is less common than other forms of silicosis [6, 7]. Clinical presentation is characterized
by the rapid … an increased risk of developing secondary spontaneous pneumothoraces. …

… It is characterized by the development of silicotic nodules—… years), causing rapid development
of silicotic nodules. These … is secondary to an allergic response and is characterized by …

… Radiographically, simple silicosis is characterized by multiple … Acute silicosis is a rapidly
progressive disease that is … Subpleural bullous emphysema, spontaneous pneumothorax, …

… such as cor pulmonale, spontaneous pneumothorax, and hypoxic respiratory failure (23). On
… analysis is rarely needed. The presence of atypical features in a patient with simple silicosis …

… analysis, decision to publish or preparation of manuscript. … silicosis, one had silicosis with
lung collapse, mostly probable cause of lung collapse would be spontaneous pneumothorax …