Silicotuberculosis in the elderly: report of two cases

Silicotuberculosis is observed rarely in the current clinical practice. We present two patients (a 72-year-old man and a 84-year-old woman) who developed silicosis after having worked for several decades in the ceramics industry. In both, pulmonary tuberculosis complicated the clinical picture sever...

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Main Authors: F. Scafa, C.M. Minelli, R. Fonte, G.L. Rosso, M.I. Cappelli, S.M. Candura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2004-12-01
Series:Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease
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Online Access:https://www.monaldi-archives.org/index.php/macd/article/view/689