ICD-11

Pneumoconiosis is a lung disease due to inhalation of minute particles and characterised pathologically by interstitial fibrosis. The different types of pneumoconiosis vary in relation to the types of inhaled particles, often accompanied by certain occupational environments.

Asbestosis is pneumoconiosis, an interstitial lung disease due to inhalation of asbestos fibres. The accumulation of fibres in the lung leads to diffuse fibrosis and formation of opacities in lower parts of lungs on chest X-ray. Asbestos bodies may be detected in lungs and sputum.