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Pleural plaque
Placas pleurais
CategoryDefinition
Deposits of hyalinized collagen fibres in the parietal pleura that result from chronic inflammation. Most commonly associated with past exposure to asbestos, typically becoming visible years after inhalation of the inciting exposure.
Index Terms
Pleural plaquePleural plaque with presence of asbestosasbestos-induced pleural plaquepleural plaque disease due to asbestosispleural plaques with asbestospleural thickening with asbestosPleural plaque without asbestosPleural plaque NOSpleural thickeningthickening of pleura