Preferred Label : anthracosis;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : pneumoconiosis, coal worker's; pneumoconiosis, coal workers; pneumoconiosis, coalworker's; black lung; lung, black; lungs, black; coal miner lung; coal miner's lungs; pneumoconioses, coal worker's; anthracoses; black lung disease; black lungs; coal miner's lung; coal miners lung; coal worker's pneumoconioses; coalworker's pneumoconiosis; coalworkers pneumoconiosis; coal worker's pneumoconiosis; coal worker pneumoconiosis; coal workers pneumoconiosis; pneumoconiosis, coal worker; miner's lung, coal; miner's lungs, coal; black lung diseases; coalworker pneumoconiosis; coalworker's pneumoconioses; pneumoconioses, coalworker's;
Wikipedia automatic translation : Pneumoconiosis;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumoconiosis;
Origin ID : D055008;
UMLS CUI : C0003165;
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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.