Anthracosis

Synonyms

Anthracoses

Black Lung

Black Lung Disease

Black Lung Diseases

Black Lungs

Coal Miner Lung

Coal Miner's Lung

Coal Miner's Lungs

Coal Miners Lung

Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis

Coal Worker's Pneumoconioses

Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis

Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis

Coalworker Pneumoconiosis

Coalworker's Pneumoconioses

Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis

Coalworkers Pneumoconiosis

Lung, Black

Lungs, Black

Miner's Lung, Coal

Miner's Lungs, Coal

Pneumoconioses, Coal Worker's

Pneumoconioses, Coalworker's

Pneumoconiosis, Coal Worker

Pneumoconiosis, Coal Worker's

Pneumoconiosis, Coal Workers

Pneumoconiosis, Coalworker's

A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by accumulation of inhaled CARBON or coal dust. The disease can progress from asymptomatic anthracosis to massive lung fibrosis. This lung lesion usually occurs in coal MINERS, but can be seen in urban dwellers and tobacco smokers.