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Pneumoconiosis is an occupational lung disease caused by the inhalation of dust.
Depending on the type of dust, variants of the disease are considered.
Types include:
Pneumoconiosis in combination with multiple pulmonary rheumatoid nodules in rheumatoid arthritis patients is known as Caplan’s syndrome.[1]
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