Silicosis

• Afrikaans • العربية • Български • Català • Čeština • Deutsch • Eesti • Español • Esperanto • Euskara • فارسی • Français • Gaeilge • 한국어 • Հայերեն • हिन्दी • Hrvatski • Bahasa Indonesia • Italiano • עברית • Қазақша • Magyar • Македонски • മലയാളം • Nederlands • 日本語 • Norsk bokmål • Picard • Português • Română • Русский • Shqip • Simple English • Slovenščina • Српски / srpski • Suomi • Svenska • ไทย • Türkçe • Українська Medical condition Silicosis Other names Miner's phthisis, Grinder's asthma, Potter's rot Slice of a lung affected by silicosis Silicosis is a form of Silicosis resulted in at least 43,000 deaths globally in 2013, down from at least 50,000 deaths in 1990. The name silicosis (from the Latin silex, or flint) was originally used in 1870 by Achille Visconti (1836–1911), Signs and symptoms [ ] Because chronic silicosis is slow to develop, signs and symptoms may not appear until years after exposure. • • Cough, often persistent and sometimes severe • • • Loss of appetite and weight loss • Chest pain • Fever • Gradual darkening of skin (blue skin) • Gradual dark shallow rifts in nails eventually leading to cracks as protein fibers within nail beds are destroyed. In advanced cases, the following may also occur: • • • Respiratory insufficiency Patients with silicosis are particularly susceptible to Pulmonary complications of silicosis also include chronic bronchitis and airflow limitation (indistinguishable from that caused by smoking), non-tuberculous Mycobacterium ...

Overview Three symptoms of silicosis, a work-related lung disease, are inflammation (swelling), fibrosis (scarring) and coughing. What is silicosis? Silicosis is a lung disease caused by inhaling very tiny crystalline particles of silicon dioxide, or silica. If you have it, you’ll have symptoms of coughing, Those three symptoms identify a group of diseases called pneumoconioses. These diseases, caused by dust inhalation, are often described as work-related. They include diseases like You can’t cure or reverse silicosis, but your providers can treat it. Are there types of silicosis? Silicosis may develop in three ways. They are: • Chronic silicosis: This usually happens when you’ve been exposed to breathable dust for more than 10 years. The amount of silica in the dust is also a factor. There are these forms of chronic silicosis: simple silicosis and progressive massive fibrosis. • Subacute silicosis: This type, also called accelerated silicosis, happens over a shorter period of time, like two to five years. Even though the time is shorter, your exposure is heavier. • Acute silicosis: You can get this type by having intense exposure to particles made up of a large percentage of silica over a period of time that is as short as several months. Who does silicosis affect? Silicosis is mostly related to the job that you do. If you work in the following industries, you’re more likely to develop silicosis than other people. • Mining and quarrying. • Construction, building and demo...