Pneumoconiosis classification

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Dushka Riaz, MD

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]

Fibrogenic: silica, coal, asbestos, talc
Granulomatous: beryllium
Benign: Iron, tin, barium
Hard metal: cobalt

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

↑ 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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[pmid7480684-1] Akira M (1995). “Uncommon pneumoconioses: CT and pathologic findings”. Radiology. 197 (2): 403–9. doi:10.1148/radiology.197.2.7480684. PMID 7480684.

[pmid15615987-2] 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.

[3] Andreoli, Thomas, ed. CECIL Essentials of Medicine. Saunders: Pennsylvania, 2004. p. 737.

[pmid1410305-4] 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.

[pmid28409857-5] 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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Pneumoconiosis classification

Overview

Classification

References

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