Sticky sputum crystallized by coal dust or cholesterol

Sputum sticking to coal dust or cholesterol crystals is a symptom of the clinical manifestations of coal workers' pneumoconiosis. Coalminer's pneumoconiosis is a general term for lung lesions caused by coal workers' long-term inhalation of dust in the production environment.

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