Chalicosis
| Chalicosis | |
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| Classification and external resources | |
| Specialty | pulmonology |
| ICD-10 | J62.8 |
| ICD-9-CM | 502 |
Chalicosis (Greek, χάλιξ, gravel), sometimes called flint disease, is a form of pneumoconiosis affecting the lungs or bronchioles, found chiefly among stonecutters.
The disease is caused by the inhalation of fine particles of stone.[1]
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