Silicosarcoidosis: Researchers coin new term to define distinct occupational lung disease

In a study led by a multinational team of experts, researchers at National Jewish Health and their collaborators in Colorado, Illinois, Taiwan and Israel have introduced a new term to the medical lexicon: silicosarcoidosis. This novel designation describes cases where patients' lung tissue exhibits overlapping features of both silicosis and sarcoidosis, two serious pulmonary diseases linked to occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS) commonly found in construction, mining, and engineered stone fabrication.

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