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VOLUME 55 , ISSUE 1 ( January-March, 2013 ) > List of Articles

REVIEW ARTICLE

Pneumoconioses

Vinaya S. Karkhanis, J.M. Joshi

Keywords : Pneumoconiosis, Occupation, Fibrosis

Citation Information : Karkhanis VS, Joshi J. Pneumoconioses. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2013; 55 (1):25-34.

DOI: 10.5005/ijcdas-55-1-25

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Published Online: 10-03-2013

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Abstract

Occupational lung diseases are caused or made worse by exposure to harmful substances in the work-place. “Pneumoconiosis” is the term used for the diseases associated with inhalation of mineral dusts. While many of these broadspectrum substances may be encountered in the general environment, many occur in the work-place for greater amounts as a result of industrial processes; therefore, a range of lung reactions may occur as a result of work-place exposure. Physicians in metropolitan cities are likely to encounter pneumoconiosis for two reasons: (i) patients coming to seek medical help from geographic areas where pneumoconiosis is common, and (ii) pneumoconiosis caused by unregulated small-scale industries that are housed in poorly ventilated sheds within the city. A sound knowledge about the various pneumoconioses and a high index of suspicion are necessary in order to make a diagnosis. Identifying the disease is important not only for treatment of the individual case but also to recognise and prevent similar disease in co-workers.

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