Pneumoconiosis: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article

All Topics

Pneumoconiosis

	Email		Print
	Bookmark		Link

	Pneumoconiosis
	Home Discussion Definition
	Topics Pneumoconiosis Topic Home Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung diseaseOccupational lung disease These are a specific branch of Occupational Diseases concerned primarily with work related exposures to harmful substances, be the... caused by the inhalationInhalation Inhalation is the movement of air from the external environment, through the airways, into the alveoli during breathing.... of dust. Types Depending on the type of dust, variants of the disease are considered. Types include: Coalworker's pneumoconiosisCoalworker's pneumoconiosis Black lung disease, also known as coal miners' pneumoconiosis, is caused by long exposure to coal dust.... (also known as "black lung") - coalCoal Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining .... dust AsbestosisAsbestosis Asbestosis is a chronic inflammatory medical condition affecting the parenchymal tissue of the lungs.... - asbestosAsbestos Asbestos describes any of a group of fibrous metamorphic minerals of the hydrous magnesium silicate variety.... dust SilicosisSilicosis Silicosis is a form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust, and is marked by inflammation and sca... (also known as "grinder's disease") - silica dust Bauxite fibrosisBauxite fibrosis Bauxite pneumoconiosis, also known as Shaver's disease, corundum smelter's lung, bauxite lung or bauxite smelt... - bauxiteBauxite Bauxite is an aluminium ore which consists largely of the Al minerals gibbsite Al3, boehmite and diaspore AlOOH, together w... dust BerylliosisBerylliosis Berylliosis is a chronic lung disease caused by prolonged exposure to beryllium, a chemical irritant to the lungs.... - berylliumBeryllium Beryllium is the chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Be and atomic number 4.... dust SiderosisSiderosis Summary Siderosis is the deposition of iron in tissue.... - ironIron Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26.... dust ByssinosisByssinosis Byssinosis, commonly called "Brown Lung", is caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environmen... - cottonCotton Overview Cotton is a soft fiber that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant , a shrub native to the tropical and subtropical regi... dust Silicosiderosis - mixed dust containing silica and iron Labrador Lung (found in miners in LabradorLabrador Labrador is a region of Atlantic Canada.... , CanadaCanada Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, occupying most of northern North America.... ) - mixed dust containing iron, silica and anthophylliteAnthophyllite Anthophyllite is an amphibole mineral:7Si8O222, magnesium iron inosilicate hydroxide.... , a type of asbestos Pneumoconiosis in combination with multiple pulmonary rheumatoid nodules in rheumatoid arthritisRheumatoid arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis is traditionally considered a chronic, inflammatory autoimmune disorder that causes the immune system ... patients is known as Caplan's syndromeCaplan's syndrome Caplan's syndrome is a form of rheumatoid arthritis presenting with pneumoconiosis.... . See also ChalicosisChalicosis Chalicosis sometimes called Flint disease, is a form of pneumoconiosis affecting the lungs or bronchioles.... Philip D'Arcy HartPhilip D'Arcy Hart Philip Montagu DArcy Hart, CBE, was a British medical researcher and pioneer in tuberculosis treatment.... Other Work-related Lung Diseases Popcorn workers lung diseaseBronchiolitis obliterans Bronchiolitis obliterans is disease of the lungs where the bronchioles are plugged with granulation tissue.... - DiacetylDiacetyl Diacetyl is a natural by-product of secondary or malolactic fermentation.... emissions and airborne dust from butter flavorings used in microwave popcorn production corn production