silicosis

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What is silicosis?

Silicosis is a respiratory disease caused by inhaling silica dust.

Alternative Names:

Acute silicosis; Chronic silicosis; Accelerated silicosis; Progressive massive fibrosis; Conglomerate silicosis

Posts on silicosis (10)
Is it possible to get Silicosis from inhaling the white stuff in a light bulb? I used to s...
About 1 1/2 years ago I had a lung biopsy after a chest x-ray and CT scan found over 80 nod...
I worked for 10years in the silicon Valley in Ca.I have blood gas of 66 and the doc said he...
Thank you for your response to my biopsy dilemma. The response from AFPL came back and I r...
Thank you for your response to my biopsy dilemma. The response from AFPL came back and I r...
After a VATS Lung Biopsy (and four weeks of waiting) I've finally been diagnosed with both ...
I have Silicosis and I,m trying to find other people with the same thing. I have allot of...
I am a 42 year old male with Silicosis and COPD. I'm trying to find a support group. I ha...
I've been experiencing mild SOB, slight wheeze, intermittent cough, and sort of a dull, dee...
I'll try to make a long story short. Around 1/06 I started having a very slight wheeze (aud...
Journals about silicosis(1)
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by rdtd1965, Feb 19, 2008 - 4 Comments
I have been looking for info on Silicosis or other people with the same thing. I'm n...
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