ArticleJournal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England)2008
Clinical consequences of asbestos-related diffuse pleural thickening: A review.
Article in Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England), 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Exercise training to improve exercise capacity and quality of life in people with non-malignant dust-related respiratory diseases.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2015Pooled it
- Systematic review of pleural plaques and lung function.Inhalation toxicology · 2015Pooled it
- Marked ventilation impairment due to progression of diffuse pleural thickening after cardiac surgery.Radiology case reports · 2022Article
- Relations between vital capacity, CO diffusion capacity and computed tomographic findings of former asbestos-exposed patients: a cross-sectional study.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2020Article
- Clinical study of asbestos-related lung cancer diagnosed by asbestos medical examination.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2018Article
- The Secretory Response of Rat Peritoneal Mast Cells on Exposure to Mineral Fibers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Comparative Interpretation of CT and Standard Radiography of the Pleura.Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology · 2016Article
- Lung Function Profiles among Individuals with Nonmalignant Asbestos-related Disorders.Safety and health at work · 2014Article
- Awareness of Asbestos and Action Plans for Its Exposure can Help Lives Exposed to Asbestos.Safety and health at work · 2013Article
- Descriptive analysis of the respiratory health status of persons exposed to Libby amphibole asbestos.BMJ open · 2012Article
- Role of mutagenicity in asbestos fiber-induced carcinogenicity and other diseases.Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part B, Critical reviews · 2011Review
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Abstract
Asbestos-related diffuse pleural thickening (DPT), or extensive fibrosis of the visceral pleura secondary to asbestos exposure, is increasingly common due to the large number of workers previously exposed to asbestos. It may coexist with asbestos related pleural plaques but has a distinctly different pathology. The pathogenesis of this condition as distinct from pleural plaques is gradually becoming understood. Generation of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species, profibrotic cytokines and growth factors in response to asbestos is likely to play a role in the formation of a fibrinous intrapleural matrix. Benign asbestos related pleural effusions commonly antedate the development of diffuse pleural thickening. Environmental as well as occupational exposure to asbestos may also result in pleural fibrosis, particularly in geographic areas with naturally occurring asbestiform soil minerals. Pleural disorders may also occur after household exposure. High resolution computed tomography (CT) is more sensitive and specific than chest radiography for the diagnosis of diffuse pleural thickening, and several classification systems for asbestos-related disorders have been devised. Magnetic resonance imaging and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (PET) scanning may be useful in distinguishing between DPT and malignant mesothelioma. DPT may be associated with symptoms such as dyspnoea and chest pain. It causes a restrictive defect on lung function and may rarely result in respiratory failure and death. Treatment is primarily supportive.
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