Symptoms of dust illness

Dust disease is also known as pneumoconiosis. This disease is closely related to occupation and is mainly a systemic disease caused by long-term inhalation of dust. Dust disease can be divided into two types according to the type of dust: machine pneumoconiosis and organic pneumoconiosis, and the main symptoms are cough, sputum, chest pain, etc. It is important to understand the symptoms of dust disease and seek timely treatment when similar situations occur. So, what are the symptoms of dust illness?

Pneumoconiosis has no specific clinical manifestations, and its clinical manifestations are often related to complications. 1. Cough: In the early stage of pneumoconiosis, the cough is usually not obvious. However, as the disease progresses, patients are often complicated with chronic bronchitis, and patients in the late stage are often complicated with lung infection, both of which can significantly aggravate the cough. Cough is related to season, climate, etc. 2. Coughing up phlegm Coughing up phlegm is mainly caused by the continuous removal of dust by the respiratory system. Generally, the amount of sputum coughed up is not much, and it is mostly gray and thin. If combined with pulmonary infection and chronic bronchitis, the amount of sputum will increase significantly, and the sputum will be yellow, sticky or lumpy and often difficult to cough up. 3. Chest pain Pneumoconiosis patients often feel chest pain, but there is often no correlation or parallel relationship between chest pain and the clinical manifestations of pneumoconiosis. The location varies and often changes, and is mostly localized. It is usually a dull pain, but may also be a bloating or stabbing pain.