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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dushka Riaz, MD
Overview
Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust. Depending on the type of dust, variants of the disease are considered. Frequent types are asbestosis, coal miner's lung, silicosis, and berylliosis. Rare types include siderosis, byssinosis, and talcosis. [1] Pneumoconiosis involve the particles causing irreversible lung damage and there is heavy emphasis on prevention through safety precautions at workplace settings. [2] To be qualified as a Pneumoconiosis or occupational disease there must be four criteria met. This includes documented exposure to the particle, a latent period before the development of symptoms, clinical signs and symptoms that entail the disease, and finally exclusion of other disease modalities. [3]
References
- ↑ Cullinan P, Reid P (2013). "Pneumoconiosis". Prim Care Respir J. 22 (2): 249–52. doi:10.4104/pcrj.2013.00055. PMC 6442808. PMID 23708110.
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