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Siderosis
Siderosis
Classification & external resources
| ICD-10 |
J63.4 |
| 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.
Also Siderosis Bulbi, Deopsition of iron in the bulb Causing night blindness
Causative agent – Iron oxide present in welding material, foundries, iron ore mining.
Similar in pathophysiology to Asbestosis
See also
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Pathology of respiratory system (J, 460–519) |
| Acute upper respiratory infections |
Upper respiratory tract infection · Common cold · Rhinitis · Sinusitis · Pharyngitis (Strep throat) · Tonsillitis · Laryngitis · Tracheitis · Croup · Epiglottitis |
| Influenza and Pneumonia |
Influenza · Pneumonia (Viral, Bacterial, Bronchopneumonia) · Severe acute respiratory syndrome |
| Other acute lower respiratory infections |
Bronchitis (Acute, Chronic) · Bronchiolitis |
| Other diseases of upper respiratory tract |
Vasomotor rhinitis · Hay fever · Atrophic rhinitis · Nasal polyp · Deviated septum · Adenoid hypertrophy · Peritonsillar abscess · Vocal fold nodule · Laryngospasm |
| Chronic lower respiratory diseases |
Emphysema · COPD · Asthma · Status asthmaticus · Bronchiectasis |
| Lung diseases due to external agents |
Pneumoconiosis (Coalworker's pneumoconiosis, Asbestosis, Silicosis, Bauxite fibrosis, Berylliosis, Siderosis) · Byssinosis · Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (Farmer's lung, Bird fancier's lung) |
Other, principally affecting
the interstitium |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome · Pulmonary edema · Hamman-Rich syndrome · Interstitial lung disease |
Suppurative and necrotic conditions
of lower respiratory tract |
Lung abscess · Pleural effusion · Empyema |
| Other |
Pneumothorax · Hemothorax · Hemopneumothorax · Mendelson's syndrome · Respiratory failure · Atelectasis · Mediastinal emphysema · Mediastinitis |
| see also congenital (Q30–Q34, 748) |
Can a baby that was exposed to the sunlight when was 4 months be affect by HETEROCHROMIA?
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