Specialty pulmonology ICD-9-CM 502 | ICD-10 J62.8 | |
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.
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