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Occupational Diseases > Pneumoconiosis > Asbestosis
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Lung Diseases > Lung Diseases, Interstitial > Pneumoconiosis > Asbestosis
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Lung Diseases > Lung Injury > Pneumoconiosis > Asbestosis
Wounds and Injuries > Thoracic Injuries > Lung Injury > Pneumoconiosis > Asbestosis

Preferred term

Asbestosis  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Pulmonary Fibrosis - from Asbestos Exposure

Note

  • do not coordinate with OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; for emphasis on presence of asbestos fibers, MINERAL FIBERS is available: see note there

Scope note

  • A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers which elicit potent inflammatory responses in the parenchyma of the lung. The disease is characterized by interstitial fibrosis of the lung, varying from scattered sites to extensive scarring of the alveolar interstitium.

In other languages

  • asbestoosi

    Finnish

  • asbestisairaus
  • asbestosis
  • keuhkoasbestoosi
  • Asbestos

    Swedish

  • Asbestlunga

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001195

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