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Enfermedad del pulmón negro; Pneumoconiosis; Antrosilicosis
No hay ningún tratamiento específico para este trastorno. Se debe evitar la exposición adicional al polvo.
Para buscar recursos adicionales, ver el artículo sobre grupos de apoyo para la enfermedad pulmonar.
Por lo general, el pronóstico para la forma simple de esta afección es bueno y rara vez causa incapacidad o muerte. La forma complicada puede causar dificultad para respirar que empeora de manera progresiva.
Las complicaciones pueden abarcar:
Solicite una cita médica si presenta síntomas de neumoconiosis de los mineros del carbón.
Cowie RL, Murray J, Becklake MR. Pneumoconioses and other mineral dust-related diseases. In: Mason RJ, Broaddus VC, Martin TR, et al, eds. Murray and Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 65.
Samet JM. Occupational pulmonary disorders. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 93.
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