Which of the following increase in tuberculosis
Silicosis, the most prevalent of the pneumoconioses, is caused by inhalation of crystalline silica paicles. Silica-exposed workers, with or without silicosis, are at increased risk for tuberculosis and nontuberculous mycobacteria-related diseases. The risk of a patient with silicosis developing tuberculosis is higher (2.8 to 39 times higher, depending on the severity of the silicosis) than that found for healthy controls. Various regimens for tuberculosis chemoprophylaxis in patients with silicosis have been studied, all of which present similar efficacy and overall risk reduction to about one half of that obtained with placebo.
Asbestosis
Sarcoidosis
Silicosis
Berylliosis
Urinary tract