Catalog
Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica
Link to WHO Definition
Pneumoconiosis due to dust containing silica – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1092658552
Interstitial lung disease due to inhalation of silica dust. The accumulation of silica/silicates in lung leads to fibrosis and formation of opacities in upper lobes of lungs on chest X-ray.