Name
SILICOSIS
DESCRIPTION
DETAIL
OTHER TESTS: * X-RAY CHEST - MILIARY INFILTRATIONS OR CONSOLIDATION OR ROUNDED OPACITIES IN UPPER LOBE WITH RETRACTION & HILAR ADENOPATHY, CALCIFICATION OF HILAR NODES & RETICULAR PATTERN OF IRREGULAR DENSITIES IN UPPER ZONES. NODULAR FIBROSIS MAY BE PROGRESSIVE WITH COALESCENCE & FORMATION OF IRREGULAR MASSES IN EXCESS OF 1 CM IN DIAMETER.
TYPENOTES
Medical Care: " Prevent further exposure to silica dust. " Strongly advise patients to quit smoking and provide help in smoking cessation efforts. " Immunize patients against influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia. " No specific therapy for silicosis cures or alters the course of the disease. " Experimental approaches to treatment include whole-lung lavage, aluminum inhalation, parenteral administration of polyvinyl pyridine N-oxide, and corticosteroids. Corticosteroids are included in this list because its benefit in chronic silicosis is unproven. " Latent tuberculosis infection (ie, positive tuberculin skin test result without active disease) should be treated with isoniazid. A 10-mm induration is considered a positive test result in this population. " Active tuberculosis (ie, Mycobacterium tuberculosis identified in smear or culture) should be treated with appropriate multiple drugs according to the most recently established guidelines. " Complications (eg, airflow obstruction, cor pulmonale), should they occur, should be treated appropriately. Diet: No dietary restrictions are necessary. Activity: No restrictions on activity are necessary.
RELATED DISEASE
Not Available Disease
DISEASE
INVESTIGATION
X-RAY CHEST P.A. VIEW( NORMAL ), CT SCAN THORAX