Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust.
Types
Depending on the type of dust, variants of the disease are considered.
Types include:
Pneumoconiosis in combination with multiple pulmonary rheumatoid nodules in rheumatoid arthritis patients is known as Caplan's syndrome.1
See also
Other Work-related Lung Diseases
References
- ^ Andreoli, Thomas, ed. CECIL Essentials of Medicine. Saunders: Pennsylvania, 2004. p. 737.
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