Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis
Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis
- 90% of all compensated industrial lung diseases in the UK
- Accumulation of dust in the lungs with tissue reaction
- Simple pneumoconiosis: deposition of coal dust in lungs on CXR
- Progressive massive fibrosis: fibrotic masses in the upper lobes
- Symptoms: exertional dyspnoea, cough, black sputum, respiratory failure
- Lung function: mixed obstructive/restrictive pattern