![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe3CXJXhGGawnF3o7WKihmVIBYRNaEeMSSPfgq4SucCER_4NuGi_4Y3OVEzh2EW1BlDAs1Ch-9HVTf30jnDN62prlYSDsHHlJNmS6I2AsGdG4Ts73v4H0XjP_pNLVqZNLKIhtYMivJRb1h/s400/coal-workers-pneumoconiosis-stage-ii.jpg)
This chest x-ray shows stage II coal worker's pneumoconiosis (CWP). There are diffuse, small light areas on both sides of the lungs. Other diseases that may explain these x-ray findings include simple silicosis, disseminated tuberculosis, metastatic lung cancer, and other diffuse, infiltrative pulmonary diseases.