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Tuberculosis caused by the infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in patients with silicosis (that is caused by inhalation of silica dust particles). The risk of a patient with silicosis developing pulmonary tuberculosis and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis is higher than in healthy population.
Biomarker and diagnostic research for silicotuberculosis has been reported in the published literature.
1 clinical trial registered.
19 publications have been identified in PubMed for silicotuberculosis. Research spans Review / Meta-Analysis (32%), Epidemiology / Natural History (32%), and Case Report / Case Series (21%).
Research Type | Count | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
Research summaries | 6 | 32% |
Data assembled from 3 of 12 sources · Last updated Sep 17, 2026, 9:10 PM UTC
6 |
32% |
Patient case studies | 4 | 21% |
Other research | 1 | 5% |
Testing and diagnosis research | 1 | 5% |
Laboratory research | 1 | 5% |
Harris JT (2025). [PMID: 39906440](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39906440/). *Cureus*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Jamshidi P (2025). [PMID: 37349198](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37349198/). *Pulmonology*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Ranjan A (2025). [PMID: 40975585](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40975585/). *Indian J Tuberc*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Riyanto SB (2025). [PMID: 40127050](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40127050/). *Am J Case Rep*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Saliba MF (2025). [PMID: 39849385](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39849385/). *BMC Public Health*. [Review / Meta-Analysis]
Deepaselvi M (2025). [PMID: 41129576](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41129576/). *Lung India*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Knight D (2025). [PMID: 39836638](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39836638/). *Occup Med (Lond)*. [Case Report / Case Series]
Adu WA (2025). [PMID: 40583791](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40583791/). *Animal Model Exp Med*. [Basic Science / Preclinical]
teWaterNaude JM (2025). [PMID: 41255429](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41255429/). *Afr J Thorac Crit Care Med*. [Epidemiology / Natural History]
Akhter Y (2025). [PMID: 41006267](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41006267/). *Sci Data*. [Diagnostic / Biomarker]