Silicosis and coal workers' pneumoconiosis: Bilateral symmetric hilar adenopathy is usually associated with diffuse nodular or reticulonodular disease in both lungs in silicosis and coal workers ...
Introduction Previous studies suggest respirable crystalline silica (RCS) is an important driver of resurgent pneumoconiosis ...
Silicosis is a long-term lung disease caused ... of nodular lesions in the upper lobes of the lungs. It is a type of ...
"The incidence rate for silicosis claims in the adult population increased from 0.12 per 100,000 in 1991–1998 to 2.38 per 100,000 in 2015–2022," Dr. Hoy said.