What disease process is associated with much higher risk of tuberculosis?
a. Asbestosis
b. Coal worker's pneumoconiosis
c. Sarcoidosis
d. Silicosis
ANS: D
It is important to recognize the association of silicosis with lung cancer and active tuberculosis. Silicosis patients develop active tuberculosis 2- to 30-fold more frequently than do coal workers's pneumoconiosis without silicosis.
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