Presentation
Cough
Patient Data
Age: 65 years
Gender: Male
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Unfolded aorta. Lungs clear. Irregular dense linear process deep to left lateral rib cage. Lungs clear.
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Single CT image confirms pleural calcification on left lateral pleural surface. No pleural plaques or calcification elsewhere. Review on other windows showed no signs of asbestos-related lung disease.
Case Discussion
The presence of a solitary, albeit large, unilateral focus of pleural calcification points more to causes such as previous hemothorax and pleural infection than to calcification of asbestos-related plaques.