Bauxite fibrosis
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| Bauxite fibrosis | |
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Bauxite with unweathered rock core
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| Classification and external resources | |
| Specialty | Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 446: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| ICD-10 | J63.1 |
| ICD-9-CM | 503 |
| Patient UK | Bauxite fibrosis |
Bauxite pneumoconiosis, also known as Shaver's disease, corundum smelter's lung, bauxite lung or bauxite smelters' disease, is a progressive form of pneumoconiosis caused by exposure to bauxite fumes which contain aluminium and silica particulates.
It is typically seen in workers involved in the smelting of bauxite to produce corundum.
Presentation
Initially, the disease appears as alveolitis, and then progresses to emphysema.
Patients may develop pneumothorax (collapsed lung).
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