CA60.3
Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis
Pneumoconiose associada a tuberculose
CategoryDefinition
This is an occupational lung disease and a restrictive lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust, often in mines, associated with a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Index Terms
Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosistuberculous pneumoconiosispneumoconiosis with tuberculosisColliers' tuberculosisGrinders' tuberculosisPotters' tuberculosisSandblasters' tuberculosisSilicosis with tuberculosissilicotuberculosisStonemasons' tuberculosis