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Case Reports
. 2014 May 26:2014:bcr2013200089.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-200089.

Acute silicosis with bilateral pneumothorax

G N Srivastava  1 , Rajniti Prasad  2 , Manoj Meena  3 , Moosa Hussain  3
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Acute silicosis with bilateral pneumothorax

G N Srivastava et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

We present a case of acute silicosis with bilateral pneumothorax of a 28-year-old man working at a stone crusher factory for 1 year. He presented to the emergency department with cough, respiratory distress and diffuse chest pain. The patient was managed with bilateral intercostal tube drainage under water seal, oxygen inhalation and conservative therapy. On follow-up he showed improvement of resting dyspnoea and was doing well. This case is being reported because of the rare complications of acute silicosis as bilateral pneumothorax.

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Chest X-ray after bilateral intercostal tube drainage and pneumothorax.
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