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pneumoconioses

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Pneumoconiosis (plural, pneumoconioses)
Any chronic lung disease caused by inhaling particles of silica or similar substances that lead to loss of lung function.
Mentioned in: Silicosis
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Guidelines for the Use of the ILO International Classification of Radiographs of Pneumoconioses.
Case report: silicatosis in a carpet installer by Wilk-Rivard, Elizabeth J. / Environmental Health Perspectives
Diffuse Diseases Associated With Nodular Granulomatous Inflammation Sarcoidosis Granulomatous infections Intravenous talcosis Pneumoconioses (eg, inhalation talcosis, berylliosis) Aspiration pneumonia Wegener granulomatosis Table 7.
Transbronchial biopsy interpretation in the patient with diffuse ... by Leslie, Kevin O.; Gruden, James F.; Parish, James M.; Scholand, Mary Beth / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Pneumoconioses fall under the broad category of interstitial lung disease, and are also called occupational lung diseases or environmental lung diseases.
Asbestosis--a primer and an update by Wojciechowski, Bill / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
 
 
 
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