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n.
Pneumoconiosis caused by the long-term inhalation of coal dust. Also called anthracosis.


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A chronic disease of the lungs caused by inhaling coal dust over long periods. Common among coal miners, black lung is an examle of an occupational disease.

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A form of pneumoconiosis common in coal miners, characterized by the deposit of carbon particles in the lungs.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust
  Synonyms: anthracosis, black lung disease, coal miner's lung


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Pneumoconiosis
Classification and external resources

Micrograph of asbestosis (with ferruginous bodies), a type of pneumoconiosis. H&E stain.
ICD-10 J60.-J65.
ICD-9 500-505
DiseasesDB 31746
MeSH D011009

Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease and a restrictive lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust.

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Types

Depending on the type of dust, variants of the disease are considered.

Types include:


Positive indications on patient assessment:

  • Shortness of breath
  • Chest X-ray may show a characteristic patchy, subpleural, bibasilar interstitial infiltrates or small cystic radiolucencies called honeycombing

Pneumoconiosis in combination with multiple pulmonary rheumatoid nodules in rheumatoid arthritis patients is known as Caplan's syndrome.[1]

See also

Other Work-related Lung Diseases


References

  1. ^ Andreoli, Thomas, ed. CECIL Essentials of Medicine. Saunders: Pennsylvania, 2004. p. 737.

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