{"id":1072,"date":"2015-08-28T14:31:28","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T14:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/?p=1072"},"modified":"2015-08-28T14:34:21","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T14:34:21","slug":"case-report-an-11-year-old-boy-with-silico-tuberculosis-attributable-to-secondary-exposure-to-sandstone-mining-in-central-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/case-reports\/2015\/08\/28\/case-report-an-11-year-old-boy-with-silico-tuberculosis-attributable-to-secondary-exposure-to-sandstone-mining-in-central-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Case Report: An 11-year-old boy with silico-tuberculosis attributable to secondary exposure to sandstone mining in central India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Midhun Mohan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a case about an 11-year old who developed silicosis after being exposed to sandstone mining. Stone-mining is a lucrative industry producing billions of dollars in export every year. 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The state ignores the problem since the industry generates much foreign exchange.<\/p>\n<p>How can these poor families be empowered to take a stance against the mine owners?<!--TrendMD v2.4.8--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Midhun Mohan This is a case about an 11-year old who developed silicosis after being exposed to sandstone mining. Stone-mining is a lucrative industry producing billions of dollars in export every year. Despite being highly profitable, the health impacts of the industry are severely under researched. 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