CA60.1

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Coal worker pneumoconiosis

Description

Coalworker pneumoconiosis, an interstitial lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust. The accumulation of coal in the lung leads to fibrosis and formation of coal macules which are seen on chest X-ray as opacities and fibrosis.

Index terms

  • Coal worker pneumoconiosis
  • Anthracosilicosis
  • Anthracosis
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  • Black lung
  • CWP - [coalworkers pneumoconiosis]
  • Coalworker lung
  • black lung disease
  • carbon lung
  • coal miners' lung
  • coal miners' pneumoconiosis
  • coal pneumoconiosis
  • collier's asthma
  • colliers' anthracosis
  • colliers' lung
  • fibrosis of lung with anthracosilicosis
  • lung anthracosis
  • lung fibrosis with anthracosis
  • lung melanosis
  • melanoedema
  • miners' asthma
  • miners' lung
  • miners' pneumoconiosis
  • pneumomelanosis

Inclusions

  • Anthracosilicosis
  • Anthracosis
  • Black lung
  • Coalworker lung

Excludes

  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2072728114 – with tuberculosis

Exclusions from above levels

  • CA23 – Asthma
  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
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  • 18 – Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • 19 – Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • 20 – Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes

Sibling codes

  • CA60.0 – Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica
  • CA60.2 – Pneumoconiosis due to mineral fibres including asbestos
  • CA60.3 – Pneumoconiosis associated with tuberculosis
  • CA60.4 – Aluminosis of lung
  • CA60.5 – Bauxite fibrosis of lung
  • CA60.6 – Berylliosis
  • CA60.7 – Graphite fibrosis of lung
  • CA60.8 – Siderosis
  • CA60.9 – Stannosis
  • CA60.Y – Other specified pneumoconiosis
  • CA60.Z – Pneumoconiosis, unspecified

Foundation entity

Coal worker pneumoconiosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1355167773

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: CA60: Pneumoconiosis › 12: Diseases of the respiratory system