Catalog
Coal worker pneumoconiosis
Link to WHO Definition
Coal worker pneumoconiosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1355167773
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.