Ozden Kemalettin, Araz Omer, Ucar Elif Yilmazel, Alper Fatih, Akgun Metin
Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Eurasian J Med. 2012 Apr;44(1):54-7. doi: 10.5152/eajm.2012.12.
Silicosis is a well-known occupational lung disease that was discovered by the ancient Greeks and Romans. In 2001, it has emerged again in an unexpected occupation: denim sandblasting. Exposure to crystalline silica, with or without clinical disease, is one of the most important predisposing factors for the development of tuberculosis; however, there has been no previous report of tuberculosis among cases of silicosis due to denim sandblasting. Herein, we report the first case of a denim sandblaster with silicosis who developed both pulmonary tuberculosis and tuberculous meningitis.
矽肺是一种著名的职业性肺病，古希腊人和古罗马人就已发现。2001年，它在一个意想不到的职业中再次出现：牛仔布喷砂加工。接触结晶二氧化硅，无论有无临床疾病，都是发生结核病的最重要诱发因素之一；然而，此前尚无因牛仔布喷砂加工导致矽肺病例并发结核病的报告。在此，我们报告首例患有矽肺的牛仔布喷砂工人同时发生肺结核和结核性脑膜炎的病例。
