Ann Afr Med 2013;12:255-6 Sir, A 46-year-old man, working in a stone-cutting factory for last 14 years presented with a history of breathlessness, chest discomfort, dry cough, sweating, malaise, and loss of weight since September 2006. [annalsafrmed.org]

DD FOR BILATERAL HILAR CALCIFICATIONS Sarcoidosis Silicosis Post irradiation of hodgkins lymphoma Blastomycosis Sleroderma Histoplasmosis Amyloidosis 12. [slideshare.net]

She had no haemoptysis, fever, chills, chest pain, or weight loss. [doi.org]

As the disease progresses, airflow limitation occurs, manifested by dyspnea and cough. Eventually, cor pulmonale and respiratory failure develop. [emedicine.com]

Among symptomatic patients, dyspnea is common but is usually severe only if there is progressive massive fibrosis. [ilo.org]

Signs and symptoms include: Dyspnea (shortness of breath) exacerbated by exertion Cough, often persistent and sometimes severe Fatigue Tachypnea (rapid breathing) which is often labored, Loss of appetite and weight loss Chest pain Fever Gradual darkening [en.wikipedia.org]

Workers with Silicosis may have following symptoms: Shortness of breath following physical exertion, severe and chronic cough, fatigue, loss of appetite, chest pains and fevers. [silicosis-injury-attorneys.com]

Case report Section: A 76-year-old woman was initially admitted to the hospital on 9 November 2007 with a 2-week history of acute exacerbation of a chronic cough and dysphagia involving both solids and liquids. [doi.org]

Chronic cough and exertional dyspnea (shortness of breath) are common findings. Radiographically, chronic simple silicosis reveals a profusion of small ( 10 mm in diameter) opacities, typically rounded, and predominating in the upper lung zones. [en.wikipedia.org]

The details of the method of recruitment of the patients in the clinic have been explained elsewhere. [6] Inclusion criteria Patients above 15 years of age of both genders living in Shakarpur, having symptoms of chronic cough for more than 3 months and [lungindia.com]

In June 2009 (16 months later), the patient was admitted to the hospital for the third time because of a 10-day history of coughing, sputum production, dyspnoea, fever, and night sweats. [doi.org]

In the acute form, patients develop shortness of breath, fever, and cyanosis. In the chronic form patients, develop progressive shortness of breath. 502 Pneumoconiosis due to other silica or silicates convert 502 to ICD-10-CM [icd9data.com]

He was dyspneic without cyanosis, clubbing, or lymphadenopathy. On auscultation; fine crackles in bilateral upper and mid zones at the end of inspiration were present. [annalsafrmed.org]

It is a type of pneumoconiosis.Silicosis (particularly the acute form) is characterized by shortness of breath, cough, fever, and cyanosis (bluish skin). [en.wikipedia.org]

Silicosis, which can take up to 15 years to develop and includes symptoms like shortness of breath, cough, fever, cyanosis (bluish skin) and frequent chest infections which lead to lung transplants and even death, can be caused by long-term exposure to [news.com.au]

In a community-based cohort followed for 27 years, both restrictive and, to a lesser extent, obstructive lung disease were associated with greater risk of incident dementia and mild cognitive impairment. [ajrccm.atsjournals.org]

Axial HRCT scan (C:-600, W: 1600) shows an irregular thick-walled cavitary lesion (arrow) in the upper lobe of right lung, suggestive of pulmonary tuberculosis. [ijri.org]

Occupational history, radiology (conventional chest radiography and computed tomography) and microbiology (identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum and pleural exudate) are helpful for the correct diagnosis, which, in turn, is important [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]