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Neumoconiosis de los mineros del carbón
Definición:
Es una enfermedad pulmonar causada por la inhalación del polvo del carbón mineral, grafito o carbón artificial durante un perÃodo prolongado.
Nombres alternativos:
Enfermedad del pulmón negro; Pneumoconiosis; Antrosilicosis
Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:
La neumoconiosis de los mineros del carbón se presenta en dos formas: simple y complicada (fibrosis masiva progresiva o FMP).
El riesgo de desarrollar la enfermedad depende del tiempo que la persona haya estado expuesta al polvo del carbón y la mayorÃa de las personas afectadas tienen más de 50 años. El tabaquismo no aumenta el riesgo de desarrollar esta enfermedad, pero puede tener un efecto perjudicial adicional sobre los pulmones.
Si la neumoconiosis de los mineros del carbón ocurre junto con artritis reumatoidea , se denomina sÃndrome de Caplan .
Referencias:
Mason RJ, Murray J, VC Broaddus, Nadel J. Textbook of Respiratory Medicine . 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2005:1758-1763.
Noble J. Textbook of Primary Care Medicine . 3rd ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2001:694-697.
- Fecha de revisión: 3/16/2007
- Versión en inglés revisada por: David A. Kaufman, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
- Traducción y localización realizada por: DrTango, Inc.
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