pleural plaque

Individuals with pleural plaques are usually not compensated in most compensation systems.

No treatment is required since pleural plaques are benign.

Pleural plaques are typically asymptomatic, however, there is still some controversy on this topic.

An association between pleural plaques and chest pain has been reported, but this has not been confirmed in more recent studies.

Pleural plaques in themselves are not pre-malignant.

It may also be caused by bronchial atresia, sequestration, an inhaled foreign body or pleural plaque.

Guardian Unlimited reported a test-case ruling in 2005, that allowed thousands of workers to be compensated for pleural plaques.

The pathogenesis of pleural plaques remains uncertain.

Pleural plaques are evidence of past asbestos exposure and indicate an increased risk for the future development of other asbestos-related diseases.

Although pleural plaques are themselves asymptomatic, in some patients this develops into pleural thickening.

However, studies have demonstrated that pleural plaques are an independent risk factor for developing bronchogenic carcinoma and/or mesothelioma.

Pleural plaques are the commonest manifestation of asbestos exposure, affecting up to 58% of asbestos-exposed workers.

Similarly, an association between pleural plaques and a restrictive impairment with diminished diffusing capacity on pulmonary function testing has been described.

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Pleural plaques (calcification)

Pleural plaques no longer constitute actionable injury in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Pleural plaques: discrete fibrous or partially calcified thickened area which can be seen on X-rays of individuals exposed to asbestos.

Asbestos-related disease includes pleural plaques (calcification), malignant mesothelioma, and pleural effusion.

It has been highly contentious, however, as to the probability of pleural plaques developing into pleural thickening or other asbestos related illnesses.

He championed the cause of people who had contracted pleural plaque because of exposure to asbestos, having set a legal precedent when he took forward his own case.

On radiological studies, pleural plaques are visualized using conventional chest x-rays and computed tomography scans (CT scans).

The subsequent biopsy of a lymphomatous pleural plaque, visible on previous radiographs, permitted the retrospective deduction of lymphoma at initial presentaton.

In response to questions from Julia Goldsworthy and Ronnie Campbell, Harman says the government believes there should be justice for pleural plaques sufferers.

The chest X-ray is the usual tool for diagnosing pleural plaques but chest CT scan is more sensitive and specific in this regard.

Pleural plaques often coexist with DPT although the latter is rare compared with pleural plaques.