Pneumoconiosis is a group of occupational lung diseases caused by inhalation and deposition of inorganic or organic dust in the lungs, leading to fibrosis.
Type of | Causative dust | Occupational |
Anthracosis / Black lung disease) | Coal dust (carbon) | Coal miners |
Asbestosis | Asbestos | Shipyard workers Cement industry worker |
Baritosis | Barium | industry worker |
Berylliosis | Beryllium | Aerospace industry Electronics industry |
Byssinosis | Cotton dust (Organic dust) (Mnemonic: Bycott) | Textile workers |
Bagassosis | Sugar cane dust | Sugarcane processing |
Siderosis | Iron dust | Iron grinders Welders |
Stannosis | Tin / Lead | Metal industry Tin mining |
Silicosis / Miner disease | Silica (Quartz >> Talc) | Glass industry Stone cutting industry sandblasting industry |
• Caplan’s syndrome = Reumatoid arthritis (RA) + Pneumoconiosis
• Erasmus syndrome = Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) + Pneumoconiosis (especially Silicosis)
