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Pneumoconiosis classification
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Pneumoconiosis may be classified according to subtypes based on the particle of exposure. These can be fibrogenic, granulomatous, benign or hard metal: [1] [2]
Classification
Classification
- Fibrogenic:
- Silicosis – silica
- Coalworker’s pneumoconiosis
- Asbestosis – asbestos fibers
- Talcosis – talc
- Granulomatous:
- Berylliosis – beryllium dust
- Benign:
- Siderosis – iron
- Hard metal pneumoconiosis
Pneumoconiosis in combination with multiple pulmonary rheumatoid nodules in rheumatoid arthritis patients is known as Caplan’s syndrome.[3] [4] [5]
References
References
- ↑ Akira M (1995). “Uncommon pneumoconioses: CT and pathologic findings”. Radiology. 197 (2): 403–9. doi:10.1148/radiology.197.2.7480684. PMID 7480684.
- ↑ Choi JW, Lee KS, Chung MP, Han J, Chung MJ, Park JS (2005). “Giant cell interstitial pneumonia: high-resolution CT and pathologic findings in four adult patients”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 184 (1): 268–72. doi:10.2214/ajr.184.1.01840268. PMID 15615987.
- ↑ Andreoli, Thomas, ed. CECIL Essentials of Medicine. Saunders: Pennsylvania, 2004. p. 737.
- ↑ Stark P, Jacobson F, Shaffer K (1992). “Standard imaging in silicosis and coal worker’s pneumoconiosis”. Radiol Clin North Am. 30 (6): 1147–54. PMID 1410305.
- ↑ Baur X, Woitowitz HJ, Budnik LT, Egilman D, Oliver C, Frank A; et al. (2017). “Asbestos, asbestosis, and cancer: The Helsinki criteria for diagnosis and attribution. Critical need for revision of the 2014 update”. Am J Ind Med. 60 (5): 411–421. doi:10.1002/ajim.22709. PMID 28409857.
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