Silicosis in a housewife

Authors

• Wassef F. Safa, Department of Medicine, Tawam Hospital, PO Box 15258, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates. Tel. +971 (3) 7075297. Fax. +971 (3) 7075386. E-mail: safa{at}tawam-hosp.gov.ae
• Jose L. Machado, Department of Surgery, Tawam Hospital, Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Abstract

Silicosis is an occupational respiratory disease caused by inhaling respirable crystalline silica dust. We report the case of silicosis in a 50-year-old woman that presented with pulmonary fibrosis and later developed pulmonary tuberculosis. Her condition is believed to be due to inhalation of dust produced by scrubbing a silica rich surface during usual daily housework.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

101

Last Page

103

Recommended Citation

Safa, Wassef F. and Machado, Jose L. (2003) "Silicosis in a housewife," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 24: Iss. 1, Article 25.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.1948