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Query: UMLS:C0037116 (
silicosis
)
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We present a case of
silicosis
in a 37-year-old pregnant woman, a second gravida with previous caesarean section. She was referred to our hospital at 42 weeks of gestation with breathlessness and
oligohydramnios
. She had worked in a glass and talc powder factory for 11 years and was diagnosed as having
silicosis
2 years prior; she was on treatment. Following admission, she was evaluated for dyspnoea and underwent emergency Caesarean section for poor cervical dilation. She developed a burst abdomen on the third postoperative day with loops of gangrenous bowel protruding outside the abdomen. Emergency laparotomy with ileal resection and ileostomy was carried out. She was discharged on day 14 and is on follow-up. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of
silicosis
in pregnancy presenting with an unusual complication.
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PMID:Burst abdomen: an unusual complication of silicosis in pregnancy. 2610 20
