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Pneumoconioses & Occupational Lung Disease

ModeratePathology · Respiratory
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Pneumoconioses are non-neoplastic lung diseases caused by inhalation of mineral dusts, organic particles, fumes and vapours encountered in the workplace. This is a perennial high-yield zone in NEET PG pathology — silicotic nodules, ferruginous bodies, egg-shell calcification, Caplan syndrome and the asbestos–mesothelioma link recur almost every cycle. The term pneumoconiosis literally means "dusty lung" (Greek pne

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