- Globally, coal workers pneumoconiosis, silicosis, and asbestosis remain the most important pneumoconioses.
- Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and asbestosis can be challenging to differentiate clinically, and there is clear evidence for an occupational contribution to IPF.
- Bacterial contamination of metal working fluid has recently emerged as an important cause of occupational hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
Reynolds, C., Feary, J., & Cullinan, P. (2020). Occupational Contributions to Interstitial Lung Disease. Clinics in Chest Medicine, 41(4), 697–707.
