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Latest revision as of 16:02, 20 August 2012
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Siderosis is the deposition of iron in tissue.
When used without qualification, it usually refers to an environmental disease of the lung.
Causative agent – Iron oxide present in welding material, foundries, iron ore mining.
Similar in pathophysiology to Asbestosis