Occupational pulmonary disease

Question 1

Definition

Answer 1

Various types of acute and chronic pulmonary diseases,

related to exposure to noxious substances, such as:

• dusts
• gases
• vapours in the workplace.

Question 2

Disorders due to chemical agents include:

Answer 2

Obstructive airways disorders e.g. occupational asthma, acute bronchitis, (chronic) industrial bronchitis, byssinnosis (asthma-like condition due to cotton dust)

Extrinsic allergic alveolitis

Pulmonary fibrosis (pneumoconiosis) due to mineral dust

Lung cancer due to industrial agents, such as asbestos, various hydrocarbons

Pleural diseases, usually associated with asbestosis