Pneumoconiosis
Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust.
Depending on the type of dust, variants of the disease are considered.
Types include:
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Anthracosis - carbon dust
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Coalworker's pneumoconiosis (also known as "black lung") - coal dust
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Asbestosis - asbestos dust
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Silicosis (also known as "grinder's disease") - silica dust
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Bauxite fibrosis - bauxite dust
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Berylliosis - beryllium dust
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Siderosis - iron dust
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Byssinosis - cotton dust
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Silicosiderosis - mixed dust containing silica and iron
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Labrador Lung (found in miners in Labrador, Canada) - mixed dust containing iron, silica and anthophyllite, a type of asbestos
Pneumoconiosis in combination with multiple pulmonary rheumatoid nodules in rheumatoid arthritis patients is known as Caplan's syndrome.
Information source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumoconiosis