bauxite fibrosis bauxite fibrosis bauxite pneumoconiosis, is a progressive form of pneumoconiosis usually caused by occupational exposure to bauxite fumes which contain aluminium and silica particulates. bauxite fibrosisother namesshaver's disease, corundum smelter's lung, bauxite lung or bauxite smelters' diseasebauxite with unweathered rock corespecialtypulmonology it is typically seen in workers involved in the smelting of bauxite to produce corundum. presentation initially, the disease appears as alveolitis, and then progresses to emphysema. patients may develop pneumothorax (collapsed lung). diagnosis diagnosis depends on chest x-rays, lung function tests, and history. treatment