Abstract
The present paper summarizes the symptoms associated with silicosis both with and without infection, regarding 122 patients admitted to the Hospital.
Most of the patients complain of obstinate cough and expectoration. Chest-pain is complained of by the majority of the silicotics. It varies from a feeling of tightness in the chest to the sharp pain typical of pleurisy. Dyspnoea and the decrease in the breathing capacity are mostly mentioned. The liver function is sometimes affected.
