| Disease/Syndrome |
CWP, complicated |
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| Category |
Interstitial Lung Disease |
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| Acute/Chronic |
Chronic |
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| Synonyms |
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis, complicated; PMF; Progressive massive fibrosis |
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| Biomedical References |
Search PubMed |
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| Comments |
Complicated coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) is defined by the presence of lung lesions measuring greater than 1 cm in diameter on the chest x-ray. Fewer than 5% of miners with simple CWP develop this complication, also called progressive massive fibrosis (PMF). Symptoms of PMF include productive cough and dyspnea. The prognosis of PMF is poor. [LaDou, p. 328-9] [Harber, p. 365-6] |
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| Latency/Incubation |
Years to decades |
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| Diagnostic |
Chest x-ray |
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| ICD-9 Code |
500 |
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| Reference Link |
NIOSH - Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis |
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