Asbestos-related benign pleural disease

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Asbestos related benign pleural disease forms a large part of asbestos related lung changes.

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  • -<p><strong>Asbestos related benign pleural disease</strong> forms a large part of <a title="Asbestos related lung changes" href="/articles/asbestos-related-diseases">asbestos related lung changes</a>.</p><p>The spectrum comprises of </p><ul>
  • +<p><strong>Asbestos related benign pleural disease</strong> forms a large part of <a href="/articles/asbestos-related-diseases">asbestos related lung changes</a>.</p><p>The spectrum comprises of </p><ul>
  • -<a title="pleural thickening " href="/articles/pleural-thickening">pleural thickening </a><ul>
  • -<li>focal thickening: <a title="Pleural plaques" href="/articles/pleural-plaque">pleural plaques</a><ul>
  • -<li><a title="Calcific pleural plaques" href="/articles/pleural-plaque">calcific pleural plaques</a></li>
  • -<li><a title="non calcific pleural plaques" href="/articles/non-calcific-pleural-plaques">non calcific pleural plaques</a></li>
  • +<a href="/articles/pleural-effusion">pleural effusions</a>: <a href="/articles/benign-asbestos-induced-pleural-effusions">benign-asbestos induced pleural effusions</a> <ul>
  • +<li>can be associated with functional impairment</li>
  • +<li>usually occur within 10 years of exposure but can also develop much later</li>
  • -<li><a title="Diffuse pleural thickening" href="/articles/diffuse-pleural-thickening">diffuse pleural thickening</a></li>
  • +<li>
  • +<a href="/articles/pleural-thickening">pleural thickening </a><ul>
  • +<li>focal thickening: <a href="/articles/pleural-plaque">pleural plaques</a><ul>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/pleural-plaque">calcific pleural plaques</a></li>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/non-calcific-pleural-plaques">non calcific pleural plaques</a></li>
  • -<li>
  • -<a title="Pleural effusions" href="/articles/pleural-effusion">pleural effusions</a>: <a title="benign-asbestos induced pleural effusions" href="/articles/benign-asbestos-induced-pleural-effusions">benign-asbestos induced pleural effusions</a> <ul><li>can be associated with functional impairment</li></ul>
  • +<li><a href="/articles/diffuse-pleural-thickening">diffuse pleural thickening</a></li>
  • +</ul>
  • -</ul><p> </p>
  • +</ul>

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  • 1. Ameille J, Letourneux M. [Nonmalignant asbestos-related diseases]. (1999) Revue des maladies respiratoires. 16 Suppl 2: S25-33. <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10028550">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
  • 2. Peacock C, Copley SJ, Hansell DM. Asbestos-related benign pleural disease. Clin Radiol. 2000;55 (6): 422-32. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/crad.2000.0450">doi:10.1053/crad.2000.0450</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10873686">Pubmed citation</a><span class="ref_v3"></span>
  • 3. Roach HD, Davies GJ, Attanoos R et-al. Asbestos: when the dust settles an imaging review of asbestos-related disease. Radiographics. 2002;22 Spec No (suppl_1): S167-84. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/radiographics.22.suppl_1.g02oc10s167">doi:10.1148/radiographics.22.suppl_1.g02oc10s167</a> - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12376609">Pubmed citation</a><span class="auto"></span>

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  • Chest
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