CA60.1
category
Coal worker pneumoconiosis
Definition
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.
Inclusions
- Anthracosilicosis
- Anthracosis
- Black lung
- Coalworker lung
Exclusions
Also indexed as
AnthracosilicosisAnthracosisBlack lungCWP - [coalworkers pneumoconiosis]Coal worker pneumoconiosisCoalworker lungblack lung diseasecarbon lungcoal miners' lungcoal miners' pneumoconiosiscoal pneumoconiosiscollier's asthmacolliers' anthracosiscolliers' lungfibrosis of lung with anthracosilicosislung anthracosislung fibrosis with anthracosislung melanosismelanoedemaminers' asthmaminers' lungminers' pneumoconiosispneumomelanosis