Asbestos-related benign pleural disease
Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 4 Apr 2022
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Citation:
Weerakkody Y, Knipe H, Baba Y, et al. Asbestos-related benign pleural disease. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 16 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-40295
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Article created:
16 Oct 2015,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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Last revised:
4 Apr 2022,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
Disclosures:
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Systems:
Synonyms:
- Benign asbestos related pleural disease
- Asbestos related benign pleural diseases
- Asbestos related benign pleural pathology
- Asbestos associated benign pleural disease
Asbestos-related benign pleural disease forms a large part of asbestos-related lung changes.
The spectrum comprises of:
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pleural effusions: benign asbestos-induced pleural effusions
- can be associated with functional impairment
- usually occur within 10 years of exposure but can also develop much later
- pleural thickening
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References
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Articles:
Cases:
- Calcified and non-calcified pleural plaques
- Asbestos exposure with calcified pleural plaques
- Calcified pleural plaques due to asbestos exposure
- Bilateral lower lobe round atelectasis due to asbestos pleural disease
- Calcified pleural plaques
- Holy Leaf pleural plaques
- Mixed pneumoconiosis - silicosis, coal workers' pneumoconiosis and asbestos-related pleural disease
- Asbestos-related pleural disease
- Asbestos-related pleural disease and asbestosis
- Calcified pleural plaques
- Calcified pleural plaques
- Holly leaf sign
- Round atelectasis
- Asbestos pleural placques
- Calcified pleural plaques - asbestos exposure
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