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British Medical Journal May 1948
Topics: Anthracosis; Coal; Humans; Pneumoconiosis
PubMed: 18860437
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.4560.1015 -
Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine Mar 2000Cellular and molecular mechanisms, as well as associated gene expressions, in silicosis and asbestosis are widely investigated, and compound mechanisms involved in... (Review)
Review
Cellular and molecular mechanisms, as well as associated gene expressions, in silicosis and asbestosis are widely investigated, and compound mechanisms involved in initiating inflammation and progression to fibrosis are comprehensively studied, though not yet totally understood. Recent advances in this field, especially concerning pathophysiology of these pneumoconioses, are reviewed in this article. Silicosis and asbestosis are two major types of pneumoconiosis. Although the clinico-pathologic features presented are apparently different, silicosis and asbestosis are both interstitial lung diseases caused by chronic exposure to airborne inorganic dusts, and the pathology of these two diseases is essentially a fibrosis.
Topics: Asbestosis; Humans; Inflammation; Pneumoconiosis; Silicon Dioxide; Silicosis
PubMed: 10741774
DOI: 10.1097/00063198-200003000-00010 -
L'Infirmiere Francaise Oct 1979
Topics: Humans; Pneumoconiosis
PubMed: 259051
DOI: No ID Found -
Human Pathology Dec 2004We defined mixed-dust pneumoconiosis (MDP) pathologically as a pneumoconiosis showing dust macules or mixed-dust fibrotic nodules (MDF), with or without silicotic... (Review)
Review
We defined mixed-dust pneumoconiosis (MDP) pathologically as a pneumoconiosis showing dust macules or mixed-dust fibrotic nodules (MDF), with or without silicotic nodules (SN), in an individual with a history of exposure to mixed dust. We defined the latter arbitrarily as a mixture of crystalline silica and nonfibrous silicates. According to our definition of MDP, therefore, MDF should outnumber SN in the lung to make a pathologic diagnosis of MDP. In the absence of confirmation of exposure, mineralogic analyses can be used to support the pathologic diagnosis. The clinical diagnosis of MDP requires the exclusion of other well-defined pneumoconioses, including asbestosis, coal workers' pneumoconiosis, silicosis, hematite miners' pneumoconiosis, welders' pneumoconiosis, berylliosis, hard metal disease, silicate pneumoconiosis, diatomaceous earth pneumoconiosis, carborundum pneumoconiosis, and corundum pneumoconiosis. Typical occupations associated with the diagnosis of MDP include metal miners, quarry workers, foundry workers, pottery and ceramics workers, and stonemasons. Irregular opacities are the major radiographic findings in MDP (ILO 1980), in contrast to silicosis, in which small rounded opacities predominate. Clinical symptoms of MDP are nonspecific. MDP must be distinguished from a variety of nonoccupational interstitial pulmonary disorders.
Topics: Dust; Humans; International Cooperation; Lung; Minerals; Occupational Exposure; Pneumoconiosis; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Silicon Dioxide
PubMed: 15619211
DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2004.09.008 -
Journal of the American Medical... Apr 1952
Topics: Humans; Pneumoconiosis; Silicosis; Talc
PubMed: 14907392
DOI: 10.1001/jama.1952.62930160006011b -
Radiologic Clinics of North America Nov 1992The introduction of computed tomography (CT) has modified the radiologic approach to silicosis and coal worker's pneumoconiosis considerably, allowing earlier... (Review)
Review
The introduction of computed tomography (CT) has modified the radiologic approach to silicosis and coal worker's pneumoconiosis considerably, allowing earlier recognition and more precise characterization of pulmonary abnormalities than chest radiography. An optimal approach to CT recognition requires an understanding of the main physiologic and pathologic features that are known to occur in both pneumoconioses. This report focuses on the most common CT features of simple and complicated forms of silicosis and coal worker's pneumoconiosis as well as on the optimal scanning protocol. The respective roles of chest radiographs and CT scans in the recognition of pneumoconiosis and follow-up of exposed workers are discussed.
Topics: Coal Mining; Humans; Lung; Pneumoconiosis; Silicosis; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
PubMed: 1410306
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The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases &... 2013Occupational lung diseases are caused or made worse by exposure to harmful substances in the work-place. "Pneumoconiosis" is the term used for the diseases associated... (Review)
Review
Occupational lung diseases are caused or made worse by exposure to harmful substances in the work-place. "Pneumoconiosis" is the term used for the diseases associated with inhalation of mineral dusts. While many of these broad-spectrum substances may be encountered in the general environment, many occur in the work-place for greater amounts as a result of industrial processes; therefore, a range of lung reactions may occur as a result of work-place exposure. Physicians in metropolitan cities are likely to encounter pneumoconiosis for two reasons: (i) patients coming to seek medical help from geographic areas where pneumoconiosis is common, and (ii) pneumoconiosis caused by unregulated small-scale industries that are housed in poorly ventilated sheds within the city. A sound knowledge about the various pneumoconioses and a high index of suspicion are necessary in order to make a diagnosis. Identifying the disease is important not only for treatment of the individual case but also to recognise and prevent similar disease in co-workers.
Topics: Anthracosis; Berylliosis; Humans; Pleura; Pneumoconiosis; Siderosis
PubMed: 23798087
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A.M.A. Archives of Industrial Health Jul 1955
Topics: Humans; Pneumoconiosis; Silicosis; Talc
PubMed: 14387310
DOI: No ID Found -
Industrial Medicine & Surgery Aug 1956
Topics: Anthracosis; Coal; Humans; Pneumoconiosis
PubMed: 13345442
DOI: No ID Found -
American Journal of Public Health and... May 1954
Topics: Anthracosis; Coal; Humans; Mining; Pneumoconiosis
PubMed: 13148398
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.44.5.581