Respiratory Diseases Caused by Coal Mine Dust

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Laney, A. Scott ; Weissman, David N.
• Description:
  Objective
  
  To provide an update on respiratory diseases caused by coal mine dust.
  
  Methods
  
  This article presents the results of a literature review initially performed for an International Conference on Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease held in summer 2013.
  
  Results
  
  Coal mine dust causes a spectrum of lung diseases collectively termed coal mine dust lung disease (CMDLD). These include Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis, silicosis, mixed dust pneumoconiosis, dust-related diffuse fibrosis (which can be mistaken for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. CMDLD continues to be a problem in the United States, particularly in the central Appalachian region. Treatment of CMDLD is symptomatic. Those with end-stage disease are candidates for lung transplantation. Because CMDLD cannot be cured, prevention is critical.
  
  Conclusions
  
  Coal mine dust remains a relevant occupational hazard and miners remain at risk for CMDLD.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Aged Anthracosis Article Cause Of Death Coal Cost Of Illness Cross-Sectional Studies Diagnosis, Differential Dust Humans Male Middle Aged Population Surveillance United States

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• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 56(0 10):S18-S22
• Pubmed ID:
  25285970
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4556416
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  56
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c8bd6e5e88d544388ab443da024fd342d25af9a6752fc9dba171ff40fbcd8ece
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34020/cdc_34020_DS1.pdf
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