Siderosis
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| ICD-10 | J63.4 |
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| ICD-9 | 503 |
Siderosis is the deposition of iron in tissue.
When used without qualification, it usually refers to an environmental disease of the lung.
Causative agent – Iron oxide present in welding material, foundaries, iron ore mining.
Similar in pathophysiology to Asbestosis
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Upper respiratory tract infection • Common cold • Rhinitis • Sinusitis • Pharyngitis • Tonsillitis • Laryngitis • Tracheitis • Croup • Epiglottitis
Influenza • Pneumonia (Viral, Bacterial, Bronchopneumonia)
Bronchitis • Bronchiolitis
Vasomotor rhinitis • Hay fever • Atrophic rhinitis • Nasal polyp • Adenoid hypertrophy • Peritonsillar abscess • Vocal fold nodule • Laryngospasm
Emphysema • COPD • Asthma • Status asthmaticus • Bronchiectasis
Coalworker's pneumoconiosis • Pneumoconiosis • Silicosis • Bauxite fibrosis • Berylliosis • Siderosis • Byssinosis • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Acute respiratory distress syndrome • Pulmonary edema • Hamman-Rich syndrome • Interstitial lung disease
Lung abscess • Pleural effusion • Empyema • Pneumothorax
Respiratory failure • Atelectasis • Mediastinitis
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