Advanced Silicosis: Symptoms, Risks & Treatment

Advanced silicosis is characterized by severe shortness of breath, chest pain, and coughing up black sputum. Other symptoms include:

- Weight loss

- Fatigue

- Weakness

- Loss of appetite

- Night sweats

- Fever

- Clubbing of the fingers

- Cyanosis (bluish discoloration of the skin)

- Cor pulmonale (right-sided heart failure)

- Respiratory failure

Advanced silicosis can be fatal if not treated promptly.