title: Acute silicosis with bilateral pneumothorax.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest, Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Rajniti
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prasad
authors.affiliation: Department of TB & Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meena
authors.affiliation: Department of TB & Respiratory Diseases, Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Moosa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hussain
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011030:Pneumothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D012829:Silicosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*