asbestosis
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- Medical condition.name
- Asbestosis
- Medical condition.image
- Asbestosis - Fibrous pleural plaque (7468458430).jpg
- Medical condition.caption
- A plaque caused by asbestos exposure on the diaphragmatic pleura
- Medical condition.field
- Pulmonology
- Medical condition.symptoms
- Shortness of breath, cough, wheezing, chest pain
- Medical condition.complications
- Lung cancer, mesothelioma, pleural fibrosis, pulmonary heart disease
- Medical condition.onset
- c. 10–40 years after long-term exposure
- Medical condition.causes
- Asbestos
- Medical condition.diagnosis
- History of exposure, medical imaging
- Medical condition.prevention
- Eliminating exposure
- Medical condition.treatment
- Supportive care, stopping smoking, oxygen therapy, lung replacement
- Medical condition.prognosis
- Up to 40% continue to worsen
- Medical condition.frequency
- 157,000 (2015)
- Medical condition.deaths
- 3,600 (2015), 200,000 Annually (2024) (WHO)
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Research
5,286 papers- Asbestosis.Disease-a-month : DM · 2011
- [Asbestosis and pleural plaques].Ugeskrift for laeger · 2018
- Asbestosis.British medical journal · 1967
- [Asbestosis].Revue des maladies respiratoires · 1999
- [Asbestosis].Ergebnisse der inneren Medizin und Kinderheilkunde · 1974
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Signs and symptoms
- Cause
- Risk factors
- Pathogenesis
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Society and culture
- Legal issues
- Notable people
- References
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Asbestosis is long-term inflammation and scarring of the lungs due to asbestos fibers. Symptoms may include shortness of breath, cough, wheezing, and chest tightness. Complications may include lung cancer, mesothelioma, and pulmonary heart disease.
Asbestosis is caused by breathing in asbestos fibers. It requires a relatively large exposure over a long period of time, which typically only occurs in those who directly work with asbestos. All types of asbestos fibers are associated with an increased risk. It is generally recommended that currently existing and undamaged asbestos be left undisturbed. Diagnosis is based upon a history of exposure together with medical imaging. Asbestosis is a type of interstitial pulmonary fibrosis.