ICD-11 definition : Coalworker pneumoconiosis, an interstitial lung disease due to inhalation of coal
dust. The accumulation of coal in the lung leads to fibrosis and formation of coal
macules which are seen on chest X-ray as opacities and fibrosis;
ICD-11 synonym : fibrosis of lung with anthracosilicosis; coalworkers pneumoconiosis; coal miners' lung; lung fibrosis with anthracosis; lung melanosis; melanoedema; miners' asthma; Anthracosis; Black lung; black lung disease; pneumomelanosis; coal pneumoconiosis; colliers' lung; CWP - [coalworkers pneumoconiosis]; colliers' anthracosis; miners' pneumoconiosis; miners' lung; coal miners' pneumoconiosis;
Coalworker pneumoconiosis, an interstitial lung disease due to inhalation of coal
dust. The accumulation of coal in the lung leads to fibrosis and formation of coal
macules which are seen on chest X-ray as opacities and fibrosis