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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The | The most common symptoms of [[pneumoconiosis]] are [[dyspnea]] or nonproductive [[cough]]. The condition can also present asymptomatically with incidental [[Chest X-ray|chest x-ray]] findings. <ref name="pmid32310362">{{cite journal| author=| title=StatPearls | journal= | year= 2021 | volume= | issue= | pages= | pmid=32310362 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref> <ref name="pmid21195893">{{cite journal| author=Yang HY, Wang JD, Chen PC, Lee JJ| title=Pleural plaque related to asbestos mining in Taiwan. | journal=J Formos Med Assoc | year= 2010 | volume= 109 | issue= 12 | pages= 928-33 | pmid=21195893 | doi=10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60142-8 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21195893 }} </ref> | ||
==History and Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
The most common symptoms of pneumoconiosis include dyspnea and cough. | The most common symptoms of [[pneumoconiosis]] include [[dyspnea]] and [[cough]]. | ||
===History=== | ===History=== | ||
Patients with pneumoconiosis may have a positive history of: | Patients with [[pneumoconiosis]] may have a positive history of: | ||
*Occupational or environmental exposure to the specific dust particle. | |||
*Occupational or environmental exposure to the specific dust particle with a [[latent period]] before development of symptoms. | |||
===Common Symptoms=== | ===Common Symptoms=== | ||
Common symptoms of pneumoconiosis include: | Common symptoms of [[pneumoconiosis]] include: | ||
*Dyspnea | |||
*Cough | *[[Dyspnea]] | ||
*Weight loss | *[[Cough]] | ||
* | *[[Weight loss]] | ||
*[[Pleuritic pain]] | |||
*Fever | *[[Fever]] | ||
*Wheezing | *[[Wheezing]] | ||
===Less Common Symptoms=== | ===Less Common Symptoms=== | ||
Less common symptoms of pneumoconiosis include | Less common symptoms of [[pneumoconiosis]] include | ||
*Night sweats | |||
*Fatigue | *[[Night sweats]] | ||
*Cutaneous nodules | *[[Fatigue]] | ||
*Cutaneous nodules <ref name="pmid1735256">{{cite journal| author=Goodman GB, Kaplan PD, Stachura I, Castranova V, Pailes WH, Lapp NL| title=Acute silicosis responding to corticosteroid therapy. | journal=Chest | year= 1992 | volume= 101 | issue= 2 | pages= 366-70 | pmid=1735256 | doi=10.1378/chest.101.2.366 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=1735256 }} </ref> <ref name="pmid8214955">{{cite journal| author=Kreiss K, Mroz MM, Zhen B, Martyny JW, Newman LS| title=Epidemiology of beryllium sensitization and disease in nuclear workers. | journal=Am Rev Respir Dis | year= 1993 | volume= 148 | issue= 4 Pt 1 | pages= 985-91 | pmid=8214955 | doi=10.1164/ajrccm/148.4_Pt_1.985 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8214955 }} </ref> <ref name="pmid21084914">{{cite journal| author=Sharma N, Patel J, Mohammed TL| title=Chronic beryllium disease: computed tomographic findings. | journal=J Comput Assist Tomogr | year= 2010 | volume= 34 | issue= 6 | pages= 945-8 | pmid=21084914 | doi=10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181ef214e | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21084914 }} </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dushka Riaz, MD
Overview
The most common symptoms of pneumoconiosis are dyspnea or nonproductive cough. The condition can also present asymptomatically with incidental chest x-ray findings. [1] [2]
History and Symptoms
The most common symptoms of pneumoconiosis include dyspnea and cough.
History
Patients with pneumoconiosis may have a positive history of:
- Occupational or environmental exposure to the specific dust particle with a latent period before development of symptoms.
Common Symptoms
Common symptoms of pneumoconiosis include:
Less Common Symptoms
Less common symptoms of pneumoconiosis include
- Night sweats
- Fatigue
- Cutaneous nodules [3] [4] [5]
References
- ↑ "StatPearls". 2021. PMID 32310362 Check
|pmid=value (help). - ↑ Yang HY, Wang JD, Chen PC, Lee JJ (2010). "Pleural plaque related to asbestos mining in Taiwan". J Formos Med Assoc. 109 (12): 928–33. doi:10.1016/S0929-6646(10)60142-8. PMID 21195893.
- ↑ Goodman GB, Kaplan PD, Stachura I, Castranova V, Pailes WH, Lapp NL (1992). "Acute silicosis responding to corticosteroid therapy". Chest. 101 (2): 366–70. doi:10.1378/chest.101.2.366. PMID 1735256.
- ↑ Kreiss K, Mroz MM, Zhen B, Martyny JW, Newman LS (1993). "Epidemiology of beryllium sensitization and disease in nuclear workers". Am Rev Respir Dis. 148 (4 Pt 1): 985–91. doi:10.1164/ajrccm/148.4_Pt_1.985. PMID 8214955.
- ↑ Sharma N, Patel J, Mohammed TL (2010). "Chronic beryllium disease: computed tomographic findings". J Comput Assist Tomogr. 34 (6): 945–8. doi:10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181ef214e. PMID 21084914.