Pneumoconiases Flashcards
pneumoconioses - types
- asbestosis
- Berylliosis
- Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis
- silicosis
pneumoconioses (except berylliosi) - increased risk for
- cor pulmonale
- Caplan syndrome
- cancer
Caplan syndrome
rheumatoid arthritis and pneumoconiases (coal, asbestosis, silicosis) with intrapulmonary nodules
Asbestosis is associated with (exposure)
- shipbuilding
- roofing
- plumbing
pathognomonic lesions of asbestosis (gross)
Ivory white, calcified supreadiaphragmatic and pleural plaques
areas of asbestos plaques
- supreadiaphragmatic
2. pleural plaques
carcinomas associated with asbestosis
- bronchogenic carcinoma
2. mesothelioma
asbestosis - bronchogenic ca vs mesothelioma
bronchogenic ca > mesothelioma
asbestosis affect (area)
lower lobes
berylliosis associated with (exposure)
berryllium in
- aerospace
- manufacturing industries
lung Asbestosis - histology
ferruginous (asbestos) bodies: golden-brown fusiform rods resembling dumbbells, found in alveolar septum (visulized using PAS stain), often obtain by branchoalveolar lavage)
ferruginous bodies are found in
alveolar septum
berylliosis affects (area)
upper lobes
berrylliosis histology
noncaseating granoulomas in lung, hilar lymph nodes and systemic organs
berrylliosis treatment
occasionally responsive to steroids
Coal workers’ pneumoconiosis is also known s
black lung disease