Aims: The present study describes few co-morbidities and their influence in mortality in
cases of silicosis that were followed for 30 months at Shakarpur. Settings and Design …

Background. Silicosis is a slowly progressive chronic occupational lung disease, developed
after a prolong period of exposure to high concentration of silica dust. Methods. In this …

Background Silicosis is one of the oldest occupational lung diseases, but it continues to
cause significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Aims To report cases of silicosis …

Introduction Silicosis is a well-recognized, pneumoconiosis associated with exposure to
silica dust. The silica industry is rapidly expanding in Sri Lanka, increasing the risk of …

Background: Silicosis is an occupational lung disease caused by prolonged inhalation of
respirable crystalline silica and pulmonary reaction to it. Its true prevalence is …

Introduction. Silicosis, the most prevalent of the pneumoconioses, is caused by inhalation of
crystalline silica particles. Silica-exposed workers are at increased risk for tuberculosis and …

Background: There is a high prevalence of silicosis and other morbid conditions leading to
early death among agate workers at Khambhat of Gujarat. Aims: The present study …

Methods: The chest X-rays of 529 subjects having history of employment in stone mines with
respiratory morbidity were subjected for this study and evaluated in accordance with ILO …

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 …

Objective To describe state-based surveillance for silicosis that estimates prevalence of this
condition, describes characteristics of affected individuals, and targets public health …