anthracosis

Etiology

• exposure to coal dust

Pathology

• deposition of coal particles in the lung
• initial (early) phase of pneumoconiosis

Clinical manifestations

• asymptomatic

Radiology

• chest X-ray every 5 years to assess progression
• more frequent chest rays as patients become symptomatic

Complications

• coal miner's pneumoconiosis

More general terms

• coal workers' pneumoconiosis