رجل عمره ٤٥ سنة عمل سنوات في قص الحجر الصناعي بدون حماية، وعنده ضيق نفس متزايد. أي مرض يكون أكثر عرضة له إضافة للتليف؟

A 45-year-old cut engineered stone for years without protection and has worsening dyspnoea. Besides fibrosis, which disease is he especially prone to?

1. Childhood-onset asthma
2. Pulmonary tuberculosis
3. Cystic fibrosis
4. Acute bronchiolitis

Answer: B) Pulmonary tuberculosis. Silicosis from inhaled silica dust causes pulmonary fibrosis and markedly raises the risk of TB, as well as lung cancer. Prevention is protective equipment and good ventilation.