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Pneumoconiosis

MedGen UID:
19360
•Concept ID:
C0032273
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Black lung disease; Coal worker's pneumoconiosis
SNOMED CT: PK - Pneumoconiosis (40122008); Pneumoconiosis (40122008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0015926
Orphanet: ORPHA182098

Definition

An occupational lung disorder caused by inhalation of dust particles. It is characterized by bilateral interstitial lung infiltrates. Representative examples include asbestosis, silicosis, anthracosis, and talc pneumoconiosis. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

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  • CROGVPneumoconiosis
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Professional guidelines

PubMed

Mechanisms of organ fibrosis: Emerging concepts and implications for novel treatment strategies.
Lurje I, Gaisa NT, Weiskirchen R, Tacke F
Mol Aspects Med 2023 Aug;92:101191. Epub 2023 May 24 doi: 10.1016/j.mam.2023.101191. PMID: 37236017
New Insights into Pathomechanisms and Treatment Possibilities for Lung Silicosis.
Adamcakova J, Mokra D
Int J Mol Sci 2021 Apr 17;22(8) doi: 10.3390/ijms22084162. PMID: 33920534Free PMC Article
Strategies for the treatment of pneumoconiosis.
Banks DE, Cheng YH, Weber SL, Ma JK
Occup Med 1993 Jan-Mar;8(1):205-32. PMID: 8456348

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Inhalational lung diseases.
Prieto Fernandez A, Palomo Antequera B, Del Castillo Arango K, Blanco Guindel M, Nava Tomas ME, Mesa Alvarez AM
Radiologia (Engl Ed) 2022 Dec;64 Suppl 3:290-300. doi: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2022.10.007. PMID: 36737167
Progressive massive fibrosis: An overview of the recent literature.
Weissman DN
Pharmacol Ther 2022 Dec;240:108232. Epub 2022 Jun 19 doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2022.108232. PMID: 35732247Free PMC Article
Genetic susceptibility in pneumoconiosis.
Yucesoy B, Luster MI
Toxicol Lett 2007 Feb 5;168(3):249-54. Epub 2006 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2006.10.021. PMID: 17161563
The pneumoconioses.
Tsai W, Morgan WK
Curr Opin Pulm Med 1996 Mar;2(2):116-20. doi: 10.1097/00063198-199603000-00007. PMID: 9363126
Slateworker's pneumoconiosis.
Craighead JE, Emerson RJ, Stanley DE
Hum Pathol 1992 Oct;23(10):1098-105. doi: 10.1016/0046-8177(92)90027-z. PMID: 1398639

Diagnosis

Pathology and Mineralogy of the Pneumoconioses.
Hua JT, Cool CD, Green FHY
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2023 Jun;44(3):327-339. Epub 2023 Mar 27 doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1764406. PMID: 36972614
Inhalational lung diseases.
Prieto Fernandez A, Palomo Antequera B, Del Castillo Arango K, Blanco Guindel M, Nava Tomas ME, Mesa Alvarez AM
Radiologia (Engl Ed) 2022 Dec;64 Suppl 3:290-300. doi: 10.1016/j.rxeng.2022.10.007. PMID: 36737167
Pneumoconiosis: current status and future prospects.
Qi XM, Luo Y, Song MY, Liu Y, Shu T, Liu Y, Pang JL, Wang J, Wang C
Chin Med J (Engl) 2021 Apr 13;134(8):898-907. doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000001461. PMID: 33879753Free PMC Article
Occupational Lung Disease.
Perlman DM, Maier LA
Med Clin North Am 2019 May;103(3):535-548. Epub 2019 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2018.12.012. PMID: 30955520
Pneumoconioses.
Karkhanis VS, Joshi JM
Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2013 Jan-Mar;55(1):25-34. PMID: 23798087

Therapy

Pathology and Mineralogy of the Pneumoconioses.
Hua JT, Cool CD, Green FHY
Semin Respir Crit Care Med 2023 Jun;44(3):327-339. Epub 2023 Mar 27 doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1764406. PMID: 36972614
Pneumoconiosises: modern view.
Babanov SA, Strizhakov LA, Lebedeva MV, Fomin VV, Budash DS, Baikova AG
Ter Arkh 2019 Mar 30;91(3):107-113. doi: 10.26442/00403660.2019.03.000066. PMID: 31094468
Occupational Lung Disease.
Perlman DM, Maier LA
Med Clin North Am 2019 May;103(3):535-548. Epub 2019 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2018.12.012. PMID: 30955520
Genetic susceptibility in pneumoconiosis.
Yucesoy B, Luster MI
Toxicol Lett 2007 Feb 5;168(3):249-54. Epub 2006 Nov 16 doi: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2006.10.021. PMID: 17161563
The pneumoconioses.
Tsai W, Morgan WK
Curr Opin Pulm Med 1996 Mar;2(2):116-20. doi: 10.1097/00063198-199603000-00007. PMID: 9363126

Prognosis

Pneumoconiosis incidence and prevalence among US Medicare beneficiaries, 1999-2019.
Kurth L, Casey ML, Mazurek JM, Blackley DJ
Am J Ind Med 2023 Oct;66(10):831-841. Epub 2023 Jul 21 doi: 10.1002/ajim.23519. PMID: 37482966Free PMC Article
Trends and risk factors of mortality and disability adjusted life years for chronic respiratory diseases from 1990 to 2017: systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.
Li X, Cao X, Guo M, Xie M, Liu X
BMJ 2020 Feb 19;368:m234. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m234. PMID: 32075787Free PMC Article
Pneumoconiosises: modern view.
Babanov SA, Strizhakov LA, Lebedeva MV, Fomin VV, Budash DS, Baikova AG
Ter Arkh 2019 Mar 30;91(3):107-113. doi: 10.26442/00403660.2019.03.000066. PMID: 31094468
Interstitial Lung Diseases in Developing Countries.
Rivera-Ortega P, Molina-Molina M
Ann Glob Health 2019 Jan 22;85(1) doi: 10.5334/aogh.2414. PMID: 30741505Free PMC Article
The pneumoconioses.
Tsai W, Morgan WK
Curr Opin Pulm Med 1996 Mar;2(2):116-20. doi: 10.1097/00063198-199603000-00007. PMID: 9363126

Clinical prediction guides

Efficient clinical data analysis for prediction of coal workers' pneumoconiosis using machine learning algorithms.
Dong H, Zhu B, Kong X, Zhang X
Clin Respir J 2023 Jul;17(7):684-693. Epub 2023 Jun 28 doi: 10.1111/crj.13657. PMID: 37380332Free PMC Article
Small airway dysfunction in pneumoconiosis: a cross-sectional study.
Fan Y, Ma R, Du X, Chai D, Yang S, Ye Q
BMC Pulm Med 2022 Apr 28;22(1):167. doi: 10.1186/s12890-022-01929-9. PMID: 35484546Free PMC Article
Sensors for detecting pulmonary diseases from exhaled breath.
Hashoul D, Haick H
Eur Respir Rev 2019 Jun 30;28(152) Epub 2019 Jun 26 doi: 10.1183/16000617.0011-2019. PMID: 31243097Free PMC Article
Prediction of pneumoconiosis by serum and urinary biomarkers in workers exposed to asbestos-contaminated minerals.
Yang HY
PLoS One 2019;14(4):e0214808. Epub 2019 Apr 4 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214808. PMID: 30946771Free PMC Article
Lung disease and coal mining: what pulmonologists need to know.
Go LH, Krefft SD, Cohen RA, Rose CS
Curr Opin Pulm Med 2016 Mar;22(2):170-8. doi: 10.1097/MCP.0000000000000251. PMID: 26761630

Recent systematic reviews

The prevalences and levels of occupational exposure to dusts and/or fibres (silica, asbestos and coal): A systematic review and meta-analysis from the WHO/ILO Joint Estimates of the Work-related Burden of Disease and Injury.
Schlünssen V, Mandrioli D, Pega F, Momen NC, Ádám B, Chen W, Cohen RA, Godderis L, Göen T, Hadkhale K, Kunpuek W, Lou J, Mandic-Rajcevic S, Masci F, Nemery B, Popa M, Rajatanavin N, Sgargi D, Siriruttanapruk S, Sun X, Suphanchaimat R, Thammawijaya P, Ujita Y, van der Mierden S, Vangelova K, Ye M, Zungu M, Scheepers PTJ
Environ Int 2023 Aug;178:107980. Epub 2023 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.107980. PMID: 37487377
Incidence and influencing factors of occupational pneumoconiosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Su X, Kong X, Yu X, Zhang X
BMJ Open 2023 Mar 1;13(3):e065114. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065114. PMID: 36858466Free PMC Article
Genetic susceptibility in pneumoconiosis in China: a systematic review.
Chair SY, Chan JYW, Law BMH, Waye MMY, Chien WT
Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2023 Jan;96(1):45-56. Epub 2022 Jul 29 doi: 10.1007/s00420-022-01893-1. PMID: 35906431
Prevalence of coal worker's pneumoconiosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Liu W, Liang R, Zhang R, Wang B, Cao S, Wang X, Ma J, Wang D, Chen W
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2022 Dec;29(59):88690-88698. Epub 2022 Jul 14 doi: 10.1007/s11356-022-21966-5. PMID: 35836046
Cancer and mortality in coal mine workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Alif SM, Sim MR, Ho C, Glass DC
Occup Environ Med 2022 May;79(5):347-357. Epub 2021 Nov 15 doi: 10.1136/oemed-2021-107498. PMID: 34782367

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