Case Twenty-Three
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Case Summary

Diagnosis:  Asbestos-induced lung disease


Clinical hints:

Although exposure to asbestos is common, many patients do not give this history. Besides the pleural and parenchymal changes, these patients are prone to lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma.


Radiological Pearls:
  • pleural plaques
     
  • pleural calcifications
     
  • diffuse interstitial fibrosis
     
  • lung and pleural cancers
     

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