Mesh term Pneumoconiosis
Browse to parent terms:Lung Diseases, Interstitial
Lung Injury
Occupational Diseases
Description
A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by inhalation of dust and by tissue reaction to their presence. These inorganic, organic, particulate, or vaporized matters usually are inhaled by workers in their occupational environment, leading to the various forms (ASBESTOSIS; BYSSINOSIS; and others). Similar air pollution can also have deleterious effects on the general population.Browse to child terms:
Anthracosis
Asbestosis
Berylliosis
Byssinosis
Caplan Syndrome
Siderosis
Silicosis
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