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MeSH Heading: Anthracosis
Tree Number(s): C08.381.483.581.062; C08.381.520.702.062
Unique ID: D055008
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055008
Scope Note: A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by accumulation of inhaled CARBON or coal dust. The disease can progress from asymptomatic anthracosis to massive lung fibrosis. This lung lesion usually occurs in coal MINERS, but can be seen in urban dwellers and tobacco smokers.
Entry Term(s): Black Lung; Black Lung Disease; Coal Miner's Lung; Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis; Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis; Pneumoconiosis, Coal Worker's
Previous Indexing: Pneumoconiosis (1963-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009; see PNEUMOCONIOSIS 2008
History Note: 2009; use PNEUMOCONIOSIS 2008
Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2015/01/12

Allowable Qualifiers: blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

complications (CO)

congenital (CN)

diagnosis (DI)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

diet therapy (DH)

drug therapy (DT)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

epidemiology (EP)

ethnology (EH)

etiology (ET)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiopathology (PP)

prevention & control (PC)

psychology (PX)

radiotherapy (RT)

rehabilitation (RH)

surgery (SU)

therapy (TH)

urine (UR)

veterinary (VE)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0507661
Scope Note: A diffuse parenchymal lung disease caused by accumulation of inhaled CARBON or coal dust. The disease can progress from asymptomatic anthracosis to massive lung fibrosis. This lung lesion usually occurs in coal MINERS, but can be seen in urban dwellers and tobacco smokers.
Terms: Anthracosis Preferred Term
Term UI T703575
Date08/08/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009); Pneumoconiosis, Coal Worker's
Term UI T693600
Date03/14/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Black Lung Disease
Term UI T693598
Date03/14/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis
Term UI T693599
Date03/14/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Coalworker's Pneumoconiosis
Term UI T703573
Date08/08/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009); Coal Miner's Lung
Term UI T703574
Date08/08/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009); Black Lung
Term UI T708908
Date11/01/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2009)

Anthracosis MeSH Descriptor Data 2024