Rapidly progressive pneumoconiosis

Last revised by Dr Ali Alsmair on 16 Mar 2022

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Citation:

Weerakkody, Y., Alsmair, A. Rapidly progressive pneumoconiosis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org. (accessed on 26 May 2022) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-98155

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-98155

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https://images.radiopaedia.org/articles/98155

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98155

Article created:

15 Mar 2022 by Dr Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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4 times by 2 users - see full revision history

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Chest

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Rapidly progressive pneumoconiosis (RPP)

Rapidly progressive pneumoconiosis (RPP) is termed a form of pneumoconiosis when the condition shows an increase in chest radiograph profusion by one ILO subcategory in less than 5 years ¹.

Conditions than can fall into this category include