A Scott Laney1, David N Weissman. 1. From the Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morgantown, Wyv.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To provide an update on respiratory diseases caused by coal mine dust. METHODS: This article presents the results of a literature review initially performed for an International Conference on Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease held in summer 2013. RESULTS: Coal mine dust causes a spectrum of lung diseases collectively termed coal mine dust lung disease (CMDLD). These include Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis, silicosis, mixed dust pneumoconiosis, dust-related diffuse fibrosis (which can be mistaken for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. CMDLD continues to be a problem in the United States, particularly in the central Appalachian region. Treatment of CMDLD is symptomatic. Those with end-stage disease are candidates for lung transplantation. Because CMDLD cannot be cured, prevention is critical. CONCLUSIONS: Coal mine dust remains a relevant occupational hazard and miners remain at risk for CMDLD.
OBJECTIVE: To provide an update on respiratory diseases caused by coal mine dust. METHODS: This article presents the results of a literature review initially performed for an International Conference on Occupational and Environmental Lung Disease held in summer 2013. RESULTS: Coal mine dust causes a spectrum of lung diseases collectively termed coal mine dust lung disease (CMDLD). These include Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis, silicosis, mixed dust pneumoconiosis, dust-related diffuse fibrosis (which can be mistaken for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. CMDLD continues to be a problem in the United States, particularly in the central Appalachian region. Treatment of CMDLD is symptomatic. Those with end-stage disease are candidates for lung transplantation. Because CMDLD cannot be cured, prevention is critical. CONCLUSIONS: Coal mine dust remains a relevant occupational hazard and miners remain at risk for CMDLD.
Authors: Eva Suarthana; A Scott Laney; Eileen Storey; Janet M Hale; Michael D Attfield Journal: Occup Environ Med Date: 2011-05-19 Impact factor: 4.402
Authors: Don Hayes; Enrique Diaz-Guzman; Daniel L Davenport; Joseph B Zwischenberger; Mehdi Khosravi; Kimberly J Absher; Charles W Hoopes Journal: Clin Transplant Date: 2012-02-23 Impact factor: 2.863
Authors: Kyle B Enfield; Shawn Floyd; Billie Barker; Max Weder; Benjamin D Kozower; David R Jones; Christine L Lau Journal: J Heart Lung Transplant Date: 2012-10-11 Impact factor: 10.247
Authors: Carrie A Redlich; Susan M Tarlo; John L Hankinson; Mary C Townsend; William L Eschenbacher; Susanna G Von Essen; Torben Sigsgaard; David N Weissman Journal: Am J Respir Crit Care Med Date: 2014-04-15 Impact factor: 21.405
Authors: Mei Lin Wang; Lu-Ann Beeckman-Wagner; Anita L Wolfe; Girija Syamlal; Edward L Petsonk Journal: J Occup Environ Med Date: 2013-07 Impact factor: 2.162
Authors: Kristin J Cummings; Doug O Johns; Jacek M Mazurek; Frank J Hearl; David N Weissman Journal: Arch Environ Occup Health Date: 2018-12-02 Impact factor: 1.663
Authors: Cara N Halldin; David J Blackley; Travis Markle; Robert A Cohen; A Scott Laney Journal: Arch Environ Occup Health Date: 2019-05-20 Impact factor: 1.663
Authors: Laura E Reynolds; David J Blackley; Jay F Colinet; J Drew Potts; Eileen Storey; Connie Short; Ron Carson; Kathleen A Clark; A Scott Laney; Cara N Halldin Journal: J Occup Environ Med Date: 2018-11 Impact factor: 2.162
Authors: Alice M Shumate; Kristin Yeoman; Tristan Victoroff; Kandace Evans; Roger Karr; Tami Sanchez; Akshay Sood; Anthony Scott Laney Journal: J Occup Environ Med Date: 2017-08 Impact factor: 2.162
Authors: Shuai Han; Hong Chen; Maggie-Anne Harvey; Eric Stemn; David Cliff Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2018-11-16 Impact factor: 3.390