anthracosis

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Related to anthracosis: asbestosis, silicosis

an·thra·co·sis

(ăn′thrə-kō′sĭs)

See black lung.

[New Latin : Greek anthrax, anthrak-, charcoal + -osis.]

anthracosis

(ˌænθrəˈkəʊsɪs)

(Pathology) a lung disease due to inhalation of coal dust. Informal name: coal miner's lung

anthracosis

a disease of coal miners caused by the inhalation of coal dust.

an·thra·co·sis

n. antracosis, condición pulmonar causada por la inhalación prolongada de polvo de carbón.

anthracosis

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Seven patients were diagnosed with anthracosis and 15 patients who developed radiological improvement in the follow-up were diagnosed with pneumonia.

Transbronchial Biopsy: Our Experience in 5 Year

Frequency of tuberculosis in anthracosis of the lung: A systematic review.

Clinical Manifestations of Fibrosing Mediastinitis in Chinese Patients

Nonspecific lesions of mild pulmonary anthracosis, moderate diffuse renal tubular necrosis, and spheroid body formation within renal tubuli indicating some degree of dehydration were seen in both birds.

Outbreak of an unusual tracheal mite, Ptilonyssus morofskyi (Acarina: Rhinonyssidae), in canaries (Serinus canaria) with concurrent infection with Staphylococcus aureus and Macrorhabdus ornithogaster

Bronchial anthracosis (BA) is a bronchoscopic finding described by the advancement of dim pigments on airways and bronchial mucosa leading to bronchial damage, metamorphosis and obliteration.

Comparison of samples obtained from bronchoscopy of patients with and without bronchial anthracosis for investigating the prevalence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Anthracosis is not a previously known cause of left vocal fold paralysis.

Anthracosis: an unusual cause of vocal fold paralysis

In a disorder known as anthracosis, similar findings of black coloured deposits can be seen in other organs such as within the lung and draining lymph nodes.

Blue macular skin lesions of unknown cause in a tyre factory worker: a case report

Anthracosis is characterized by black pigmentation of lung parenchyma and bronchial mucosa which is attributed to the inhalation of carbonaceous particles.

Indoor smoke exposure and risk of anthracosis

Other pathological manifestation that has been associated with pyrethroid mosquito coil but not observed in this study, includes exudative pneumonia, anthracosis, thrombosis and vasculitis, as observed by Taiwo et al.

Efectos toxicologicos del uso prolongado e intenso de emisiones de espirales contra mosquitos en ratas y sus implicaciones sobre el control de la malaria

For example, he wrote, "Following the Upper Big Branch mine disaster, we learned that 17 of the 24 victims had black lung, and that, of the seven who did not show signs of the disease, four had anthracosis, a lung condition that can be linked to black lung disease.

Before the dust settles

Other important agents of pulmonary disease consist of Hydatidosis [23], calcified cyst of Cysticercus bovis, Dictyocoulus viviparous, Dictyocoulus filarial and Mullerius capillaris [3], Tuberculosis [1,2,13], Anthracosis and Melanosis [18].

Survey on rate of pleurisy in slaughtered sheep in Tabriz abattoir (East-Azerbaijan province), Iran

In present study the most type of pigmentation in lymph nodes was of Anthracosis and hemosiderosis.

Pathological study of Cattle lymph nodes

Anthracosis is caused by the deposition of carbon, silica, and quartz particles in the macrophages, mucosa, and submucosa.