| Disease/Syndrome | CWP, complicated |
|---|---|
| Category | Pneumoconiosis (Pulmonary Fibrosis) |
| Acute/Chronic | Chronic |
| Synonyms | Coal workers' pneumoconiosis, complicated; PMF; Progressive massive fibrosis |
| Biomedical References | |
| 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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Disease/Syndrome
CWP, complicated
Category
Pneumoconiosis (Pulmonary Fibrosis)
Acute/Chronic
Chronic
Synonyms
Coal workers' pneumoconiosis, complicated; PMF; Progressive massive fibrosis
Biomedical References
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
Reference Link
Related Information in Haz-Map
Symptoms/Findings
Symptoms/Findings associated with this disease: