Historical shift in pathological type of progressive massive fibrosis among coal miners in the USA.
Leonard H T GoCecile S RoseLauren M Zell-BaranKirsten S AlmbergCayla IwaniukSidney ClingermanDiana L RichardsonJerrold L AbrahamCarlyne D CoolAngela D FrankoFrancis H Y GreenAnn F HubbsJill MurrayMarlene S OrandleSoma SanyalNaseema I VorajeeEmily A SarverEdward Lee PetsonkRobert A CohenPublished in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2023)
Our findings demonstrate a shift in PMF types among US coal miners, from a predominance of coal- and mixed-type PMF to a more commonly encountered silica-type PMF. These results are further evidence of the prominent role of RCS in the pathogenesis of pneumoconiosis among contemporary US coal miners.