Pneumoconiosis - Revision history

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	==Management==		==Management==
	*Treatment is supportive		*Treatment is supportive<ref>Cullinan P, Reid P. Pneumoconiosis. Prim Care Respir J. 2013;22(2):249-252. PMID 23708110</ref>

	==Disposition==		==Disposition==

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Background

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	==Background==		==Background==
			[[File:Asbestosis (7468458838).jpg\|thumb\|Extensive fibrosis of pleura and lung parenchyma from asbestos exposure.]]
	*A chronic inflammatory lung disease caused by inhalation of particles, typically occupationally related, that typically results in pulmonary fibrosis and eventually restrictive lung disease.		*A chronic inflammatory lung disease caused by inhalation of particles, typically occupationally related, that typically results in pulmonary fibrosis and eventually restrictive lung disease.

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Evaluation

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	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==
			[[File:PMC2553409 1745-6673-3-20-1 (1).png\|thumb\|Bilateral fibrothorax caused by asbestos exposure.]]
	''Evaluate for and treat for reversible causes of symptoms or exacerbation of symptoms''		''Evaluate for and treat for reversible causes of symptoms or exacerbation of symptoms''
	*[[CXR]]:		*[[CXR]]:

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	==Background==		==Background==
	~~Pneumoconiosis is a~~ chronic inflammatory lung disease caused by inhalation of particles, typically occupationally related, that typically results in pulmonary fibrosis and eventually restrictive lung disease.		*A chronic inflammatory lung disease caused by inhalation of particles, typically occupationally related, that typically results in pulmonary fibrosis and eventually restrictive lung disease.

	===Types based on inhaled particle===		===Types based on inhaled particle===

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Clinical Features

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	==Clinical Features==		==Clinical Features==
			[[File:Dedos con acropaquia.jpg\|thumb\|An example of [[clubbing]].]]
	*May be asymptomatic, with normal PFTs, especially initially		*May be asymptomatic, with normal PFTs, especially initially
	*[[Dyspnea]]		*[[Dyspnea]]
	*Crackles on exam		*Crackles on exam
	*Features of restrictive and/or obstructive pulmonary dysfunction		*Features of restrictive and/or obstructive pulmonary dysfunction
	*If severe, clubbing, cyanosis		*If severe, [[clubbing]], cyanosis

	==Differential Diagnosis==		==Differential Diagnosis==

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Types based on inhaled particle

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	===Types based on inhaled particle===		===Types based on inhaled particle===
	*Asbestosis: shipping, roofing, plumbing		*Asbestosis: shipping, roofing, plumbing, demolition
	*Berylliosis: aerospace, fluorescent bulbs		*Berylliosis: aerospace, fluorescent bulbs
	*Byssinosis: cotton		*Byssinosis: cotton

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Evaluation

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	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==
	*Evaluate for and treat for reversible causes of symptoms or exacerbation of symptoms		''Evaluate for and treat for reversible causes of symptoms or exacerbation of symptoms''
	*[[CXR]]:		*[[CXR]]:
	**Coal workers': diffuse nodular opacities, especially prominent in upper lung		**Coal workers': diffuse nodular opacities, especially prominent in upper lung

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Differential Diagnosis

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	==Differential Diagnosis==		==Differential Diagnosis==
			{{Pulmonary fibrosis differential}}

	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==

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	==Background==		==Background==
	Pneumoconiosis is a chronic inflammatory lung disease caused by inhalation of particles, typically occupationally related, that typically results in pulmonary fibrosis and eventually restrictive lung disease. ~~The following is a list of different types of pneumoconiosis related to different~~ inhaled ~~particles:~~		Pneumoconiosis is a chronic inflammatory lung disease caused by inhalation of particles, typically occupationally related, that typically results in pulmonary fibrosis and eventually restrictive lung disease.

			===Types based on inhaled particle===
	*Asbestosis: shipping, roofing, plumbing		*Asbestosis: shipping, roofing, plumbing
	*Berylliosis: aerospace, fluorescent bulbs		*Berylliosis: aerospace, fluorescent bulbs
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	*Features of restrictive and/or obstructive pulmonary dysfunction		*Features of restrictive and/or obstructive pulmonary dysfunction
	*If severe, clubbing, cyanosis		*If severe, clubbing, cyanosis

			==Differential Diagnosis==

	==Evaluation==		==Evaluation==
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	==Management==		==Management==
	*Treatment is supportive		*Treatment is supportive

			==Disposition==

			==See Also==

	==References==		==References==
	*Meyer KC. Beryllium and lung disease. Chest. Sep 1994;106(3):942-6.		*Meyer KC. Beryllium and lung disease. Chest. Sep 1994;106(3):942-6.
	*Kreiss K, Miller F, Newman LS, Ojo-Amaize EA, Rossman MD, Saltini C. Chronic beryllium disease--from the workplace to cellular immunology, molecular immunogenetics, and back. Clin Immunol Immunopathol. May 1994;71(2):123-9.		*Kreiss K, Miller F, Newman LS, Ojo-Amaize EA, Rossman MD, Saltini C. Chronic beryllium disease--from the workplace to cellular immunology, molecular immunogenetics, and back. Clin Immunol Immunopathol. May 1994;71(2):123-9.

	[[Category:Pulmonary]]		[[Category:Pulmonary]]

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	==See Also==		==See Also==
			*[[Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis]]

	==References==		==References==