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Alternate Name(s): Acute silicosis; Chronic silicosis; Accelerated silicosis; Progressive massive fibrosis; Conglomerate silicosis ... Silicosis is a respiratory disease caused by inhalation of silica dust, which leads to inflammation and scarring of the lung tissue. Three types of silicosis are seen: Simple chronic silicosis -- results from long-term exposure (more than 20 ...
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Silicosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Silicosis (also known as Potter's rot) is a form of occupational lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline silica dust, and is marked by inflammation and scarring in forms of nodular lesions i...
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Silicosis, one of the oldest occupational diseases, still kills thousands of people every year, everywhere in the world. It is an incurable lung disease caused by inhalation of dust containing free crystalline silica.
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Symptoms of Silicosis including 24 medical symptoms and signs of Silicosis, alternative diagnoses, misdiagnosis, and correct diagnosis for Silicosis signs or Silicosis symptoms. ... Complications of Silicosis...
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Overview of Silicosis as a medical condition including introduction, prevalence, prognosis, profile, symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, and treatment ... Symptoms of Silicosis...
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Silicosis - the oldest known occupational disease, usually affects sandblasters, rock cutters, and miners where free crystalline silica dust ( silicon dioxide ) is inhaled by the workers. ... This fibrotic condition of the lung is called silicosis. If the nodules grow too large, breathing becomes difficult and death...
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Overview: Pneumoconiosis is the general term for lung disease caused by inhalation of mineral dust. ... Although silicosis has been recognized for many centuries, its prevalence increased markedly with the introduction of mechanized mining. The prevalence has declined markedly in developed countries in recent decades...
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Silicosis Information from Drugs.com ... Simple chronic silicosis -- results from long-term exposure (more than 20 years) to low amounts of silica dust. Swellings caused by the silica dust form in the lungs and chest lymph nodes. This disease may cause people to have trouble breathing and may be similar to chronic...
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