Disease/Syndrome | CWP, complicated |
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Category | Pneumoconiosis (Pulmonary Fibrosis) |
Acute/Chronic | Chronic |
Synonyms | Coal workers' pneumoconiosis, complicated; PMF; Progressive massive fibrosis |
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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. 381; Harber, p. 365-6] See "Coal workers' pneumoconiosis." |
Latency/Incubation | Years to decades |
Diagnostic | Chest x-ray |
ICD-9 Code | 500 |
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Symptoms/Findings | Symptoms/Findings associated with this disease: |
Job Tasks | High risk job tasks associated with this disease: |
Agents | Hazardous agents that cause the occupational disease: |