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PNEUMOCONIOSIS

This is a collection of lung diseases resulting from a local reaction to inhaled particulates. It is broadly classified as fibrotic (coal wo...

This is a collection of lung diseases resulting from a local reaction to inhaled particulates. It is broadly classified as fibrotic (coal worker’s pneumoconiosis [CWP], silicosis, asbestosis, berylliosis and talcosis) and non-fibrotic (tin oxide: stannosis; iron oxide: siderosis). Requires a long period of exposure.