CA60.1
Coal worker pneumoconiosis
Pneumoconiose do trabalhador de carvão
CategoryDefinition
Coalworker pneumoconiosis, an interstitial lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust. The accumulation of coal in the lung leads to fibrosis and formation of coal macules which are seen on chest X-ray as opacities and fibrosis.
Diagnostic Criteria
Interstitial lung disease evident on chest X-ray , symptoms and occupational history of coal dust exposure, jobs with coal dust
Exclusions
- with tuberculosis
Inclusions
- Black lung
- Anthracosis
- Anthracosilicosis
- Coalworker lung
Index Terms
Coal worker pneumoconiosisBlack lungAnthracosisblack lung diseasecoal miners' lungcoal miners' pneumoconiosiscoal pneumoconiosiscolliers' anthracosiscolliers' lunglung melanosismelanoedemaminers' asthmaminers' lungpneumomelanosisCWP - [coalworkers pneumoconiosis]fibrosis of lung with anthracosilicosislung fibrosis with anthracosisminers' pneumoconiosiscarbon lungCoalworker lungcollier's asthmaAnthracosilicosislung anthracosis