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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for silicosis
  1. Silicosis 
    Silicosis is a lung disease caused by breathing in (inhaling) silica dust. ... are also exposed to silica. Three types of silicosis occur: Chronic silicosis results from long-term exposure ( ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000134.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Rheumatoid pneumoconiosis 
    Rheumatoid pneumoconiosis (RP, also known as Caplan syndrome) is swelling (inflammation) and scarring of the lungs. It occurs in people ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000137.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Reportable diseases 
    ... 2) Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) Shigellosis Silicosis Smallpox Spotted fever rickettsiosis Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001929.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Coal workers pneumoconiosis - stage II (image) 
    ... may explain these x-ray findings include simple silicosis, disseminated tuberculosis, metastatic lung cancer, and other diffuse, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1601.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Coal worker's lungs - chest x-ray (image) 
    ... simple coal workers pneumoconiosis (CWP) - stage I, simple silicosis, miliary tuberculosis, histiocytosis X (eosinophilic granuloma), and other ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/1599.htm - Medical Encyclopedia