Anthracosis
A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by accumulation of inhaled CARBON or coal dust. The disease can progress from asymptomatic anthracosis to massive lung fibrosis. This lung lesion usually occurs in coal MINERS, but can be seen in urban dwellers and tobacco smokers.
Year introduced: 2009
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Tree Number(s): C08.381.483.581.062, C08.381.520.702.062
MeSH Unique ID: D055008
Entry Terms:
- Anthracoses
- Pneumoconiosis, Coal Worker's
- Coal Worker's Pneumoconioses
- Pneumoconioses, Coal Worker's
- Pneumoconiosis, Coal Worker
- Pneumoconiosis, Coal Workers
- Black Lung Disease
- Black Lung Diseases
- Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis
- Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis
- Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis
- Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis
- Coalworker Pneumoconiosis
- Coalworker's Pneumoconioses
- Coalworkers Pneumoconiosis
- Pneumoconioses, Coalworker's
- Pneumoconiosis, Coalworker's
- Coal Miner's Lung
- Coal Miner Lung
- Coal Miners Lung
- Coal Miner's Lungs
- Miner's Lung, Coal
- Miner's Lungs, Coal
- Black Lung
- Black Lungs
- Lung, Black
- Lungs, Black
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