Co Existence of Tuberculous Meningitis and Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Denim Sandblaster

ÖZDEN K., ARAZ Ö., YILMAZEL UÇAR E., ALPER F., AKGÜN M.

EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, cilt.44, ss.54-57, 2012 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
  • Cilt numarası: 44
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/eajm.2012.12
  • Dergi Adı: EURASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.54-57
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Denim sandblaster, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Tuberculous meningitis
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.