Anthracosis

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Is a:

Disease or Syndrome
Injury or Poisoning

Definition:

A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by accumulation of inhaled carbon or coal dust. The disease can progress from asymptomatic anthracosis to massive lung fibrosis. This lung lesion usually occurs in coal miners, but can be seen in urban dwellers and tobacco smokers.

Synonyms:

Anthracoses
Black Lung
Black Lung Disease
Black Lung Diseases
Black Lungs
Coal Miner Lung
Coal Miner's Lung
Coal Miner's Lungs
Coal Miners Lung
Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis
Coal Worker's Pneumoconioses
Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis
Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis
Coalworker Pneumoconiosis
Coalworker's Pneumoconioses
Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis
Coalworkers Pneumoconiosis
Lung, Black
Lungs, Black
Miner's Lung, Coal
Miner's Lungs, Coal
Pneumoconioses, Coal Worker's
Pneumoconioses, Coalworker's
Pneumoconiosis, Coal Worker
Pneumoconiosis, Coal Worker's
Pneumoconiosis, Coal Workers
Pneumoconiosis, Coalworker's

Broader Topics:

Pneumoconiosis

Narrower Topics:

Anthracosilicosis

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