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Silicosis Definition
Common names:
  • Lung Disease from Quartz
  • Lung Disease from Silica
  • Pulmonary Silicosis
  • Silica Dust Lung Disease
  • Silica Lung Disease
  • Silicosis
A person with silicosis has damage to the lungs, caused by years of breathing silica (quartz) dust. Continued inhalation of the tiny dust particles causes scarring in the lungs that becomes progressively worse over time. Images

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Last Updated: Oct 21, 2008  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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