raremaprare-disease reference indexOrphadata 2026-06-23 · HPO 2026-09-01
ORPHA:2302

Asbestos intoxication

Synonyms: Asbestosis

Type
Disease
Group
Disorder
Age of onset
All ages
Status
active

A rare pneumoconiosis caused by exposure to asbestos particles. Symptoms may appear many years after exposure and include progressive dyspnea on exertion, dry cough, chest pain, tightness, inspiratory crackles, clubbing of the fingers. Later complications include mesothelioma and lung cancers.

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Names in Orphadata languages

12 of 12 languages
LangNameSynonyms
enAsbestos intoxicationAsbestosis
frIntoxication à l'amianteAsbestose
deAsbestintoxifikationAsbestose
esIntoxicación por amianto= en
itIntossicazione da asbesto
nlAsbestintoxicatieAsbestose
ptIntoxicação por amiantoAsbestose
plZatrucie azbestemPylica azbestowa
csIntoxikace azbestemAzbestóza
ukАзбестова інтоксикаціяАзбестоз
zh石棉中毒石棉肺
trAsbest zehirlenmesiAsbestoz

Definition in:

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Cross-references

qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation
SourceCodeQualifierICD relationValidation
ICD-10J61NTBTinclusionvalidated
ICD-11CA60.2Especificvalidated
MONDO0016466Evalidated
MeSHD001195Evalidated
UMLSC0003949Evalidated
GARD5852Evalidated
MedDRA10003441Evalidated

E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.

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Classification

Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):

Parents in the classifications (1):

No children.

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Genes

0 direct

Orphanet records no gene directly on this code.

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Prevalence and incidence

1 record
TypeClassValueAreaQualificationValidationSource
Point prevalenceUnknown—WorldwideClass onlyValidatedORPHANET

Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.

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HPO phenotypes

35 annotations · validated 2020-12-04
HPOTerm (as annotated by Orphanet)Diagnostic
Frequent (79-30%)
HP:0006530Abnormal pulmonary interstitial morphology
HP:0002086Abnormality of the respiratory system
HP:0045051Decreased DLCO
HP:0002207Diffuse reticular or finely nodular infiltrations
HP:0002094Dyspnea
HP:0003546Exercise intolerance
HP:0002875Exertional dyspnea
HP:0031998Late inspiratory crackles
HP:0031246Nonproductive cough
HP:0030874Oxygen desaturation on exertion
HP:0031944Pleural thickening
HP:0032341Reduced forced vital capacity
HP:0002792Reduced vital capacity
HP:0002091Restrictive ventilatory defect
HP:0031631Subpleural honeycombing
Occasional (29-5%)
HP:0032016Abnormal sputum
HP:0100749Chest pain
HP:0031352Chest tightness
HP:0100759Clubbing of fingers
HP:0001648Cor pulmonale
HP:0000961Cyanosis
HP:0025179Ground-glass opacification on pulmonary HRCT
HP:0030849Hepatojugular reflux
HP:0012418Hypoxemia
HP:0030879Interlobular septal thickening on pulmonary HRCT
HP:0002206Pulmonary fibrosis
HP:0002878Respiratory failure
HP:0001708Right ventricular failure
HP:0030828Wheezing
Very rare (<4-1%)
HP:0100750Atelectasis
HP:0000969Edema
HP:0030078Lung adenocarcinoma
HP:0100001Malignant mesothelioma
HP:0100721Mediastinal lymphadenopathy
HP:0001685Myocardial fibrosis

Annotation source: 9012357[PMID]_21281828[PMID]_30753424[PMID]

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Sources for this card