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