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Slate pneumoconiosis

MedGen UID:
83300
•Concept ID:
C0340186
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Schistosis; Slate Pneumoconiosis; slate pneumoconiosis; Slate workers pneumoconiosis; Slate-workers' lung
SNOMED CT: Schistosis (1259003); Slate-workers' lung (1259003); Slate workers pneumoconiosis (1259003); Slate pneumoconiosis (1259003)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001004

Definition

Pneumoconiosis caused by exposure to slate dust. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSlate pneumoconiosis

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Lymphopenia in occupational pulmonary silicosis with or without autoimmune disease.
Subra JF, Renier G, Reboul P, Tollis F, Boivinet R, Schwartz P, Chevailler A
Clin Exp Immunol 2001 Dec;126(3):540-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2001.01696.x. PMID: 11737074Free PMC Article
Slateworker's pneumoconiosis.
Craighead JE, Emerson RJ, Stanley DE
Hum Pathol 1992 Oct;23(10):1098-105. doi: 10.1016/0046-8177(92)90027-z. PMID: 1398639
Mortality of slate workers in north Wales.
Oldham PD, Bevan C, Elwood PC, Hodges NG
Br J Ind Med 1986 Aug;43(8):550-5. doi: 10.1136/oem.43.8.550. PMID: 3730305Free PMC Article
Rapid progression of silicosis in slate pencil workers: II. A follow-up study.
Saiyed HN, Chatterjee BB
Am J Ind Med 1985;8(2):135-42. doi: 10.1002/ajim.4700080208. PMID: 2996339
Silicosis in slate pencil workers: I. An environmental and medical study.
Saiyed HN, Parikh DJ, Ghodasara NB, Sharma YK, Patel GC, Chatterjee SK, Chatterjee BB
Am J Ind Med 1985;8(2):127-33. doi: 10.1002/ajim.4700080207. PMID: 2996338

Diagnosis

An 11-year-old boy with silico-tuberculosis attributable to secondary exposure to sandstone mining in central India.
Murlidhar V
BMJ Case Rep 2015 Jun 23;2015 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-209315. PMID: 26106174Free PMC Article
Pneumoconiosis in an Indian slate-pencil factory worker.
Menon G
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1992 Jan-Mar;34(1):43-5. PMID: 1521879
Humoral immunologic dysfunction in silicosis.
Karnik AB, Saiyed HN, Nigam SK
Indian J Med Res 1990 Dec;92:440-2. PMID: 2079360
Ventilatory functions and sputum cytology in slate pencil workers silicosis.
Jain SM, Sepaha GC, Khare KC, Dubey VS
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 1980 Apr-Jun;22(2):103-9. PMID: 7239573
Silicosis in slate pencil workers. A clinicoradiologic study.
Jain SM, Sepaha GC, Khare KC, Dubey VS
Chest 1977 Mar;71(3):423-6. doi: 10.1378/chest.71.3.423. PMID: 837763

Therapy

Silicosis in Artificial Quartz Conglomerate Workers.
Martínez González C, Prieto González A, García Alfonso L, Fernández Fernández L, Moreda Bernardo A, Fernández Álvarez R, Rolle-Sóñora V, Ruano Raviña A, Casan Clarà P
Arch Bronconeumol (Engl Ed) 2019 Sep;55(9):459-464. Epub 2019 Mar 15 doi: 10.1016/j.arbres.2019.01.017. PMID: 30879876
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Welsh slate miners.
Reynolds CJ, MacNeill SJ, Williams J, Hodges NG, Campbell MJ, Newman Taylor AJ, Cullinan P
Occup Med (Lond) 2017 Jan;67(1):20-25. Epub 2016 Nov 5 doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqw147. PMID: 27816911
An 11-year-old boy with silico-tuberculosis attributable to secondary exposure to sandstone mining in central India.
Murlidhar V
BMJ Case Rep 2015 Jun 23;2015 doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-209315. PMID: 26106174Free PMC Article
A mortality study of a cohort of slate quarry workers in the German Democratic Republic.
Mehnert WH, Staneczek W, Möhner M, Konetzke G, Müller W, Ahlendorf W, Beck B, Winkelmann R, Simonato L
IARC Sci Publ 1990;(97):55-64. PMID: 2164503
Mortality of slate workers in north Wales.
Oldham PD, Bevan C, Elwood PC, Hodges NG
Br J Ind Med 1986 Aug;43(8):550-5. doi: 10.1136/oem.43.8.550. PMID: 3730305Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Welsh slate miners.
Reynolds CJ, MacNeill SJ, Williams J, Hodges NG, Campbell MJ, Newman Taylor AJ, Cullinan P
Occup Med (Lond) 2017 Jan;67(1):20-25. Epub 2016 Nov 5 doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqw147. PMID: 27816911
Predicting the mortality from asbestos-related diseases based on the amount of asbestos used and the effects of slate buildings in Korea.
Kim SY, Kim YC, Kim Y, Hong WH
Sci Total Environ 2016 Jan 15;542(Pt A):1-11. Epub 2015 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.10.115. PMID: 26513124
A mortality study of a cohort of slate quarry workers in the German Democratic Republic.
Mehnert WH, Staneczek W, Möhner M, Konetzke G, Müller W, Ahlendorf W, Beck B, Winkelmann R, Simonato L
IARC Sci Publ 1990;(97):55-64. PMID: 2164503
Rapid progression of silicosis in slate pencil workers: II. A follow-up study.
Saiyed HN, Chatterjee BB
Am J Ind Med 1985;8(2):135-42. doi: 10.1002/ajim.4700080208. PMID: 2996339
Attributability of death of pneumoconiosis in beneficiaries.
Sadler RL
Thorax 1974 Nov;29(6):699-702. doi: 10.1136/thx.29.6.699. PMID: 4281111Free PMC Article

Clinical prediction guides

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Welsh slate miners.
Reynolds CJ, MacNeill SJ, Williams J, Hodges NG, Campbell MJ, Newman Taylor AJ, Cullinan P
Occup Med (Lond) 2017 Jan;67(1):20-25. Epub 2016 Nov 5 doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqw147. PMID: 27816911
Predicting the mortality from asbestos-related diseases based on the amount of asbestos used and the effects of slate buildings in Korea.
Kim SY, Kim YC, Kim Y, Hong WH
Sci Total Environ 2016 Jan 15;542(Pt A):1-11. Epub 2015 Oct 27 doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.10.115. PMID: 26513124
Lymphopenia in occupational pulmonary silicosis with or without autoimmune disease.
Subra JF, Renier G, Reboul P, Tollis F, Boivinet R, Schwartz P, Chevailler A
Clin Exp Immunol 2001 Dec;126(3):540-4. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2001.01696.x. PMID: 11737074Free PMC Article
Humoral immunologic dysfunction in silicosis.
Karnik AB, Saiyed HN, Nigam SK
Indian J Med Res 1990 Dec;92:440-2. PMID: 2079360
Silicosis in slate pencil workers: I. An environmental and medical study.
Saiyed HN, Parikh DJ, Ghodasara NB, Sharma YK, Patel GC, Chatterjee SK, Chatterjee BB
Am J Ind Med 1985;8(2):127-33. doi: 10.1002/ajim.4700080207. PMID: 2996338

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