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Anthracosis

MedGen UID:
8107
•Concept ID:
C0003165
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Anthracoses; Black Lung; Black Lung Disease; Black Lung Diseases; Black Lungs; Coal Miner Lung; Coal Miner's Lung; Coal Miner's Lungs; Coal Miners Lung; Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis; Coal Worker's Pneumoconioses; Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis; Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis; Coalworker Pneumoconiosis; Coalworker's Pneumoconioses; Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis; Coalworkers Pneumoconiosis; Lung, Black; Lungs, Black; Miner's Lung, Coal; Miner's Lungs, Coal; Pneumoconioses, Coal Worker's; Pneumoconioses, Coalworker's; Pneumoconiosis, Coal Worker; Pneumoconiosis, Coal Worker's; Pneumoconiosis, Coal Workers; Pneumoconiosis, Coalworker's
SNOMED CT: CWP - Coalworkers pneumoconiosis (29422001); Coal worker's lung (29422001); Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (29422001); Coal pneumoconiosis (29422001); Colliers' lung (29422001); Colliers' anthracosis (29422001); Miners' lung (29422001); Melanedema (29422001); Anthracosis (29422001); Black lung disease (29422001); Coal workers' lung (29422001); Miners' asthma (29422001); Lung melanosis (29422001); Pneumomelanosis (29422001); Coal miners' lung (29422001); Coal miners' pneumoconiosis (29422001)
 
HPO: HP:0033375
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006654

Definition

Anthracosis is the deposition of black carbon pigment. It is commonly seen in perihilar lymph nodes as well as within lung parenchyma. There can be prominent storiforming (i.e., spiral patterning) of histiocytes, to such an extent as to mimic a neoplastic lesion histologically. Anthracosis is a common finding in smokers and polluted city dwellers. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Respiratory surveillance for coal mine dust and artificial stone exposed workers in Australia and New Zealand: A position statement from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand.
Perret JL, Miles S, Brims F, Newbigin K, Davidson M, Jersmann H, Edwards A, Zosky G, Frankel A, Johnson AR, Hoy R, Reid DW, Musk AW, Abramson MJ, Edwards B, Cohen R, Yates DH
Respirology 2020 Nov;25(11):1193-1202. Epub 2020 Oct 13 doi: 10.1111/resp.13952. PMID: 33051927Free PMC Article
ACR Appropriateness Criteria Review ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Occupational Lung Diseases.
Expert Panel on Thoracic Imaging, Bacchus L, Shah RD, Chung JH, Crabtree TP, Heitkamp DE, Iannettoni MD, Johnson GB, Jokerst C, McComb BL, Saleh AG, Steiner RM, Mohammed TL, Ravenel JG
J Thorac Imaging 2016 Jan;31(1):W1-3. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0000000000000194. PMID: 26656194
Anthracosilicosis and its symptomatic treatment.
GORDON B, MOTLEY HL
W V Med J 1949 Jun;45(6):125-32. PMID: 18127980

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis in Chest X-ray Radiographs Using Machine Learning: A Systematic Literature Review.
Devnath L, Summons P, Luo S, Wang D, Shaukat K, Hameed IA, Aljuaid H
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 May 25;19(11) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19116439. PMID: 35682023Free PMC Article
Bronchial Anthracofibrosis and Tracheobronchomalacia.
Samareh-Fekri M, Hashemi Bajgani SM, Shafahi A, Shafiepour M, Yazdani R, Ahmadpour Baghdadabad MH
Arch Iran Med 2021 Jun 1;24(6):467-472. doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.67. PMID: 34488309
Respiratory traits and coal workers' pneumoconiosis: Mendelian randomisation and association analysis.
Wang T, Sun W, Wu H, Cheng Y, Li Y, Meng F, Ni C
Occup Environ Med 2021 Feb;78(2):137-141. Epub 2020 Oct 23 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2020-106610. PMID: 33097673
Respiratory diseases caused by coal mine dust.
Laney AS, Weissman DN
J Occup Environ Med 2014 Oct;56 Suppl 10(0 10):S18-22. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000260. PMID: 25285970Free PMC Article
Coal mine dust lung disease. New lessons from old exposure.
Petsonk EL, Rose C, Cohen R
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013 Jun 1;187(11):1178-85. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201301-0042CI. PMID: 23590267

Diagnosis

Bronchial Anthracofibrosis and Tracheobronchomalacia.
Samareh-Fekri M, Hashemi Bajgani SM, Shafahi A, Shafiepour M, Yazdani R, Ahmadpour Baghdadabad MH
Arch Iran Med 2021 Jun 1;24(6):467-472. doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.67. PMID: 34488309
Dust to dust.
McGuire C
Lancet Respir Med 2019 May;7(5):383-384. Epub 2019 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(19)30116-X. PMID: 30962167Free PMC Article
Changes in the Profile of Diseases Caused by the Inhalation of Silica.
Martínez-González C
Arch Bronconeumol (Engl Ed) 2018 Jan;54(1):5-6. Epub 2017 Jul 28 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2017.06.024. PMID: 28757284
Pneumoconioses.
Karkhanis VS, Joshi JM
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2013 Jan-Mar;55(1):25-34. PMID: 23798087
Anthracofibrosis or anthracostenosis.
Gómez-Seco J, Pérez-Boal I, Guerrero-González J, Sáez-Noguero F, Fernández-Navamuel I, Rodríguez-Nieto MJ
Arch Bronconeumol 2012 Apr;48(4):133-6. Epub 2011 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2011.07.006. PMID: 21930335

Therapy

Respiratory traits and coal workers' pneumoconiosis: Mendelian randomisation and association analysis.
Wang T, Sun W, Wu H, Cheng Y, Li Y, Meng F, Ni C
Occup Environ Med 2021 Feb;78(2):137-141. Epub 2020 Oct 23 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2020-106610. PMID: 33097673
Distract, delay, disrupt: examples of manufactured doubt from five industries.
Goldberg RF, Vandenberg LN
Rev Environ Health 2019 Dec 18;34(4):349-363. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2019-0004. PMID: 31271562
Dust to dust.
McGuire C
Lancet Respir Med 2019 May;7(5):383-384. Epub 2019 Apr 5 doi: 10.1016/S2213-2600(19)30116-X. PMID: 30962167Free PMC Article
Changes in the Profile of Diseases Caused by the Inhalation of Silica.
Martínez-González C
Arch Bronconeumol (Engl Ed) 2018 Jan;54(1):5-6. Epub 2017 Jul 28 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2017.06.024. PMID: 28757284
Anthracofibrosis or anthracostenosis.
Gómez-Seco J, Pérez-Boal I, Guerrero-González J, Sáez-Noguero F, Fernández-Navamuel I, Rodríguez-Nieto MJ
Arch Bronconeumol 2012 Apr;48(4):133-6. Epub 2011 Sep 17 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2011.07.006. PMID: 21930335

Prognosis

Bronchial Anthracofibrosis and Tracheobronchomalacia.
Samareh-Fekri M, Hashemi Bajgani SM, Shafahi A, Shafiepour M, Yazdani R, Ahmadpour Baghdadabad MH
Arch Iran Med 2021 Jun 1;24(6):467-472. doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.67. PMID: 34488309
Surgical Experience of Video-Assisted Mediastinoscopy for Nonlung Cancer Diseases.
Yazgan S, Ucvet A, Gursoy S, Ceylan KC, Yıldırım Ş
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2021 Mar;69(2):189-193. Epub 2020 Jul 7 doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1713138. PMID: 32634834
Progression of coal workers' pneumoconiosis absent further exposure.
Almberg KS, Friedman LS, Rose CS, Go LHT, Cohen RA
Occup Environ Med 2020 Nov;77(11):748-751. Epub 2020 Aug 11 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2020-106466. PMID: 32788293
Respiratory diseases caused by coal mine dust.
Laney AS, Weissman DN
J Occup Environ Med 2014 Oct;56 Suppl 10(0 10):S18-22. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000260. PMID: 25285970Free PMC Article
Coal mine dust lung disease. New lessons from old exposure.
Petsonk EL, Rose C, Cohen R
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2013 Jun 1;187(11):1178-85. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201301-0042CI. PMID: 23590267

Clinical prediction guides

Pathologic Findings in Severe Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis in Contemporary US Coal Miners.
Cool CD, Murray J, Vorajee NI, Rose CS, Zell-Baran LM, Sanyal S, Franko AD, Almberg KS, Iwaniuk C, Go LHT, Green FHY, Cohen RA
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2024 Jul 1;148(7):805-817. doi: 10.5858/arpa.2022-0491-OA. PMID: 37852172
Coal mine dust lung disease in miners killed in the Upper Big Branch disaster: a review of lung pathology and contemporary respirable dust levels in underground US coal mines.
Go LHT, Green FHY, Abraham JL, Churg A, Petsonk EL, Cohen RA
Occup Environ Med 2022 May;79(5):319-325. Epub 2021 Dec 8 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2021-107694. PMID: 34880046
Bronchial Anthracofibrosis and Tracheobronchomalacia.
Samareh-Fekri M, Hashemi Bajgani SM, Shafahi A, Shafiepour M, Yazdani R, Ahmadpour Baghdadabad MH
Arch Iran Med 2021 Jun 1;24(6):467-472. doi: 10.34172/aim.2021.67. PMID: 34488309
Progression of coal workers' pneumoconiosis absent further exposure.
Almberg KS, Friedman LS, Rose CS, Go LHT, Cohen RA
Occup Environ Med 2020 Nov;77(11):748-751. Epub 2020 Aug 11 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2020-106466. PMID: 32788293
The classic pneumoconioses: new epidemiological and laboratory observations.
Laney AS, Weissman DN
Clin Chest Med 2012 Dec;33(4):745-58. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2012.08.005. PMID: 23153613

Recent systematic reviews

Genetic susceptibility in pneumoconiosis in China: a systematic review.
Chair SY, Chan JYW, Law BMH, Waye MMY, Chien WT
Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2023 Jan;96(1):45-56. Epub 2022 Jul 29 doi: 10.1007/s00420-022-01893-1. PMID: 35906431
Prevalence of coal worker's pneumoconiosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Liu W, Liang R, Zhang R, Wang B, Cao S, Wang X, Ma J, Wang D, Chen W
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022 Dec;29(59):88690-88698. Epub 2022 Jul 14 doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-21966-5. PMID: 35836046
Computer-Aided Diagnosis of Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis in Chest X-ray Radiographs Using Machine Learning: A Systematic Literature Review.
Devnath L, Summons P, Luo S, Wang D, Shaukat K, Hameed IA, Aljuaid H
Int J Environ Res Public Health 2022 May 25;19(11) doi: 10.3390/ijerph19116439. PMID: 35682023Free PMC Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis on international studies of prevalence, mortality and survival due to coal mine dust lung disease.
Lu C, Dasgupta P, Cameron J, Fritschi L, Baade P
PLoS One 2021;16(8):e0255617. Epub 2021 Aug 3 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0255617. PMID: 34343220Free PMC Article
Frequency of tuberculosis in anthracosis of the lung: a systematic review.
Mirsadraee M, Saffari A, Sarafraz Yazdi M, Meshkat M
Arch Iran Med 2013 Nov;16(11):661-4. PMID: 24206409

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