eng Science and Education Publishing American Journal of Medical Sciences and Medicine 2327-6657 2019-09-10 7 3 60 63 10.12691/ajmsm-7-3-2 AJMSM2019732 article Diemen Delgado Garcia airnpeumoamericalatina@gmail.com 1 Patricio Rivera Latorre 2 Nayab Mahmood Sultan 3 Oscar Ramirez Yerba 4 Enmanuel Agila Palacios 5 Ashley Delgado Cano 6 University of Guadalajara, Researcher, Research Institute for Safety and Health at Work, Guadalajara, Mexico University of Chile, Professor of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Santiago, Chile Silicosis Research, Technical Program Lead, Vancouver, Canada Scientific University of the South, Researcher of the Postgraduate of Occupational Medicine and the Environment, Lima, Peru University of the Armed Forces of Ecuador, Faculty of Security and Risks, Quito, Ecuador Universidad Andres Bello, Medical student, Vi?a del Mar, Chile Silicosis is a lung disease caused by the inhalation of silica dust and the consequent depositing of this inorganic material in the bronchi, lymph nodes, and/or lung parenchyma, with or without, associated respiratory dysfunction. Silicosis is an irreversible disease. Chest digital radiography is considered as one of the greatest technological advances in imaging systems beneficial in the identification of Silicosis. The diagnostic basis of silicosis is the radiological finding of diffuse lung opacities, associated with the history of inhalation of silica dust or one of its several polymorphs. Occupational history forms a major component in the investigation process along with the finding of diffuse pulmonary nodules. The application of adequate dust control measures in work environments allows workers to prevent or control exposures thus avoiding or limiting the potential for the disease. Among the challenges of how we should address this public health problem, is to raise awareness among key stakeholders engaged in the working environment about the magnitude of the health problem caused by Silicosis. http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmsm/7/3/2/ajmsm-7-3-2.pdf silica silicosis radiology prevention