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Anthracosis

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Definition: A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by accumulation of inhaled CARBON or coal dust. The disease can progress from asymptomatic anthracosis to massive lung fibrosis. This lung lesion usually occurs in coal miners, but can be seen in urban dwellers and tobacco smokers.     
Examples Anthracosilicosis 		Other names Pneumoconiosis, Coalworker's; Pneumoconiosis, Coal Workers; Pneumoconiosis, Coal Worker; Pneumoconioses, Coalworker's; Pneumoconioses, Coal Worker's; Miner's Lungs, Coal; Miner's Lung, Coal; Lungs, Black; Lung, Black; Coalworkers Pneumoconiosis; Coalworker's Pneumoconioses; Coalworker Pneumoconiosis; Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis; Coal Worker's Pneumoconioses; Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis; Coal Miners Lung; Coal Miner's Lungs; Coal Miner Lung; Black Lungs; Black Lung Diseases

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