%0 Journal Article
%T Co-Existence of Tuberculous Meningitis and Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Denim Sandblaster
%A Kemalettin Ozden
%A Omer Araz
%A Elif Yilmazel Ucar
%A Fatih Alper
%J Eurasian Journal of Medicine
%D 2012
%I Aves Yayincilik
%X 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.
%K Denim sandblaster
%K Pulmonary tuberculosis
%K Tuberculous meningitis
%U http://www.eajm.org/text.php3?id=431