"Anthracosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by accumulation of inhaled CARBON or coal dust. The disease can progress from asymptomatic anthracosis to massive lung fibrosis. This lung lesion usually occurs in coal MINERS, but can be seen in urban dwellers and tobacco smokers.
| Descriptor ID |
D055008
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C08.381.483.581.062 C08.381.520.702.062
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| Concept/Terms |
Anthracosis- Anthracosis
- Anthracoses
- Black Lung Disease
- Black Lung Diseases
- Black Lung
- Black Lungs
- Lung, Black
- Lungs, Black
- Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis
- Coalworker Pneumoconiosis
- Coalworker's Pneumoconioses
- Coalworkers Pneumoconiosis
- Pneumoconioses, Coalworker's
- Pneumoconiosis, Coalworker's
- Coal Miner's Lung
- Coal Miner Lung
- Coal Miner's Lungs
- Coal Miners Lung
- Miner's Lung, Coal
- Miner's Lungs, Coal
- Pneumoconiosis, Coal Worker's
- Coal Worker's Pneumoconioses
- Pneumoconioses, Coal Worker's
- Pneumoconiosis, Coal Worker
- Pneumoconiosis, Coal Workers
- Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis
- Coal Worker Pneumoconiosis
- Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Anthracosis" by people in Profiles.
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Radiologic Classification of Black Lung: Time for a New Gold Standard? Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2022 04; 19(4):701-702.
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ACR Appropriateness Criteria Review ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Occupational Lung Diseases. J Thorac Imaging. 2016 Jan; 31(1):W1-3.