Silicosis increases the risk of tuberculosis (TB) because silica hinders the formation of phagolysosomes within macrophages.
Patients with silicosis are at an increased risk for TB, because silica impairs phagolysosome formation by macrophages.
| Front | Patients with silicosis are at an increased risk for ___, because silica impairs ___ by macrophages. |
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| Back | TB; phagolysosome formation |
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