Silicosis, progressive massive fibrosis and silico-tuberculosis among workers with occupational exposure to silica dusts in sandstone mines of Rajasthan state: An urgent need for initiating national silicosis control programme in India

• Published in: Journal of family medicine and primary care Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 686 - 691
• Main Authors: Nandi, Subroto, Dhatrak, Sarang, Sarkar, Kamalesh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.02.2021; Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd; Wolters Kluwer - Medknow; Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
• Subjects: Mineral industry; Mining industry; Original; progressive massive fibrosis; Silica; silico-tuberculosis; Silicosis; stone mine workers; Tuberculosis; Workers; India; silicosis; stone mine workers; Progressive massive fibrosis; silico-tuberculosis

Context: Silicosis is a progressive, irreversible and incurable respiratory morbidity and often becomes a cause for pre-mature mortality among occupationally silica dust-exposed workers in India and similar countries. It has a dual problem of associated silico-tuberculosis as a co-morbidity. The pre...