Silicosis Flashcards
1
Q
What type of condition is silicosis?
A
Fibrosing lung disease
2
Q
What is silicosis due to?
A
Inhalation of fine particles of crystalline silicon dioxide (silica)
3
Q
What is silicosis a risk factor for?
A
Tuberculosis
4
Q
What occupations put people at risk of silicosis?
A
mining
slate works
foundries
potteries
5
Q
What are the main features of silicosis?
A
upper zone fibrosing lung disease
‘egg-shell’ calcification of the hilar lymph nodes
6
Q
Where does fibrosis occur in the lungs of someone with silicosis?
A
upper zones
7
Q
What can occur in the hilar lymph nodes of someone with silicosis?
A
‘Egg-shell’ calcification of the hilar lymph nodes
