Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of free crystalline silicon dioxide or
silica. Occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica dust particles occurs in many …

… silicosis. Due to the association between occupational exposure to silica and the subsequent
development of silicosis… at preventing the development of silicosis in certain workers. …

… silicosis are pathologically similar and are distinguished only by their time course. Chronic
silicosis generally appears 10 or more years from first exposure. Accelerated silicosis may …

… Protective measures adopted in the past have almost eliminated clinical silicosis in quarry …
promises to eliminate silicosis in abrasive blasters. The early literature on silicosis is relatively …

… Silicosis is disease produced by inhalation of one of the … of silicosis, including simple (nodular)
silicosis, acute silicosis (… This review will concern itself only with simple silicosis since …

… data collected on silicosis, the annual number of silicosis deaths is … silicosis cases with
startling results: “Our research showed that silicosis deaths represent 4 to 8 percent of the silicosis …

… Trends in the prevalence of silicosis are also presented. Although … , silicosis continues to
occur even in young people. The clinical and pathological features and diagnosis of silicosis, …

Silicosis is one of the occupational respiratory diseases most commonly encountered in our
setting. It is caused by inhalation of crystalline silica that triggers a fibrotic response in the …

Exposure to coal mine dust and/or crystalline silica results in pneumoconiosis with initiation
and progression of pulmonary fibrosis. This review presents characteristics of simple and …

… silicosis. Other diseases, such as tuberculosis or rheumatoid arthritis, … silicosis; more
properly, silicosis appears to complicate these other diseases. The mechanisms by which silicosis …