loading...| Preferred Name | silicosis | |
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silicotuberculosis accelerated silicosis nodular silicosis acute silicosis pneumoconiosis caused by silica experimental silicosis chronic silicosis silicatosis Silicotic fibrosis of lung silicotic fibrosis of lung silica pneumoconiosis Silica pneumoconiosis NOS (disorder) pneumoconiosis due to silica pneumoconiosis due to silicates Pneumoconiosis due to silicates (disorder) Pneumoconiosis due to silica (disorder) Pneumoconiosis due to other silica or silicates Silicosis silicosis |
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| Definitions |
Silicosis is a respiratory disease caused by breathing in (inhaling) silica dust. There are three types of silicosis: Simple chronic silicosis, the most common type of silicosis, results from long-term exposure (usually more than 20years) to low amounts of silica dust. Simple chronic silicosismay causepeople to have difficulty breathing. Accelerated silicosis occurs after 5 to 15 yearsof exposure of higher levels of silica.Swelling of the lungsand other symptoms occur faster in this type of silicosis than in the simple chronic form. Acute silicosis results from short-term exposure (weeks or months) of large amounts of silica.The lungs become very inflamed and can fill with fluid, causing severe shortness of breath and low blood oxygen levels. A cough, weight loss, and fatigue may also be present. Acute silicosis progresses rapidly and can be fatal within months. People who work in jobs where they are exposed to silica dust (mining, quarrying, construction, sand blasting, stone cutting) are at risk of developing this condition. A pneumoconiosis that is an inflammation and scarring of the uper lobes of the lungs causing nodular lesions resulting from inhalation of silica, quartz or slate particles. |
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http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0007485 |
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| database_cross_reference |
MeSH:D012829 MEDGEN:20758 UMLS:C0037116 SCTID:805002 MedDRA:10040678 MONDO:0005960 MESH:D012829 DOID:10325 GARD:7647 ICD9:502 NCIT:C3369 |
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| definition |
Silicosis is a respiratory disease caused by breathing in (inhaling) silica dust. There are three types of silicosis: Simple chronic silicosis, the most common type of silicosis, results from long-term exposure (usually more than 20years) to low amounts of silica dust. Simple chronic silicosismay causepeople to have difficulty breathing. Accelerated silicosis occurs after 5 to 15 yearsof exposure of higher levels of silica.Swelling of the lungsand other symptoms occur faster in this type of silicosis than in the simple chronic form. Acute silicosis results from short-term exposure (weeks or months) of large amounts of silica.The lungs become very inflamed and can fill with fluid, causing severe shortness of breath and low blood oxygen levels. A cough, weight loss, and fatigue may also be present. Acute silicosis progresses rapidly and can be fatal within months. People who work in jobs where they are exposed to silica dust (mining, quarrying, construction, sand blasting, stone cutting) are at risk of developing this condition. A pneumoconiosis that is an inflammation and scarring of the uper lobes of the lungs causing nodular lesions resulting from inhalation of silica, quartz or slate particles. |
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| has_exact_synonym |
silicotuberculosis Silicotic fibrosis of lung silicotic fibrosis of lung silica pneumoconiosis Silica pneumoconiosis NOS (disorder) pneumoconiosis due to silica pneumoconiosis due to silicates Pneumoconiosis due to silicates (disorder) Pneumoconiosis due to silica (disorder) Pneumoconiosis due to other silica or silicates Silicosis silicosis |
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| has_narrow_synonym |
silicotuberculosis |
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| has_related_synonym |
accelerated silicosis nodular silicosis acute silicosis pneumoconiosis caused by silica experimental silicosis chronic silicosis silicatosis |
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| id |
EFO:0007485 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/mondo/mondo-base#rare http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/mondo/mondo-base#otar |
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| label |
silicosis |
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| notation |
EFO:0007485 |
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| preferred label |
silicosis |
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| prefLabel |
silicosis |
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| see also | ||
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_10325 http://identifiers.org/medgen/20758 http://identifiers.org/mesh/D012829 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C3369 http://identifiers.org/snomedct/805002 |
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| term editor |
Sirarat Sarntivijai |
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