Introduction
Silicosis is an irreversible and fibrotic interstitial lung disease that is frequently brought on by inhaling crystalline silica or silicon dioxide.1According to the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) report, silicosis continued to be the most important risk factor for pneumoconiosis in 2017 with 39% of cases being attributed to it. It is manifested by a range of respiratory symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and sputum expectoration2. Since there is no complete cure for the illness, prevention and early diagnosis through clinical features and radiological features are essential.3
Patients with silicosis are three to four times more likely to get TB than those who do not have silicosis.4There may be difficulty in differentiating silicosis from tuberculosis, as tuberculosis can mask the symptoms and radiological features of silicosis. Here, we report the case of a 40-year-old man with silicosis having a history of stone crushing for 10 years he was previously misdiagnosed with tuberculosis based on X-ray abnormalities and clinical findings and had a full course of TB treatment.