Laney A Scott, Weissman David N
From the Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, Wyv.
J Occup Environ Med. 2014 Oct;56 Suppl 10(0 10):S18-22. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000260.
To provide an update on respiratory diseases caused by coal mine dust.
This article presents the results of a literature review initially performed for an International Conference on Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease held in summer 2013.
Coal mine dust causes a spectrum of lung diseases collectively termed coal mine dust lung disease (CMDLD). These include Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis, silicosis, mixed dust pneumoconiosis, dust-related diffuse fibrosis (which can be mistaken for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. CMDLD continues to be a problem in the United States, particularly in the central Appalachian region. Treatment of CMDLD is symptomatic. Those with end-stage disease are candidates for lung transplantation. Because CMDLD cannot be cured, prevention is critical.
Coal mine dust remains a relevant occupational hazard and miners remain at risk for CMDLD.
提供关于煤矿粉尘所致呼吸系统疾病的最新信息。
本文介绍了最初为2013年夏季举行的国际职业与环境肺病会议进行的文献综述结果。
煤矿粉尘可导致一系列肺部疾病,统称为煤矿粉尘肺病(CMDLD)。这些疾病包括煤工尘肺、矽肺、混合性粉尘尘肺、粉尘相关的弥漫性纤维化(可能被误诊为特发性肺纤维化)以及慢性阻塞性肺疾病。CMDLD在美国仍然是一个问题,尤其是在阿巴拉契亚中部地区。CMDLD的治疗以对症治疗为主。终末期疾病患者可考虑进行肺移植。由于CMDLD无法治愈,预防至关重要。
煤矿粉尘仍然是一种相关的职业危害,矿工仍然面临患CMDLD的风险。