siderosis
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sid·er·o·sis (sĭd'ə-rō'sĭs) 
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n.
Chronic inflammation of the lungs caused by excessive inhalation of dust containing iron salts or particles.
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Accumulation of the iron-storage protein, haemosiderin, in liver, spleen, and bone marrow in cases of excessive red cell destruction and on diets exceptionally rich in iron. It is common among the Bantu, apparently owing to intakes of about 100 mg of iron daily from iron cooking pots and pombé. See also haemochromatosis; iron storage.
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1. a form of pneumoconiosis due to the inhalation of iron or other metallic particles.
2. excess of iron in the blood.
3. the deposit of iron in the tissues.
- hepatic s. — the deposit of an abnormal quantity of iron in the liver.
- urinary s. — the presence of hemosiderin granules in the urine.
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| ICD-10 | J63.4 |
| ICD-9 | 503 |
| MeSH | D012806 |
Siderosis is the deposition of iron in tissue.
When used without qualification, it usually refers to an environmental disease of the lung.
Also Siderosis Bulbi, deposition of iron into the eye causing injury as the material chemically reacts with tissues and cells.
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Causative agent
Iron oxide present in welding material, foundries, iron ore mining. It can also be caused by powdered hematite, sometimes used by Egyptians to protect tombs.
Pathophysiology
Similar in pathophysiology to Asbestosis
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