Re: asbestosis
usmlefever3 - 05-20-09 00:58

Typical findings include diffuse reticulonodular infiltrates, which are observed predominantly at the lung bases. The diffuse lung infiltrates cause the appearance of shaggy heart borders.
Bilateral pleural thickening may be observed. Asbestos-related pleural thickening more often involves the middle third of the pleura as opposed to the upper third affected by tuberculosis and the lower third damaged by empyema, trauma, or past pleurodesis therapy.

Re: asbestosis
conym5 - 07-19-09 00:02

Differential Diagnoses

Coal Worker's Pneumoconiosis
Dermatomyositis
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Pulmonary Fibrosis, Idiopathic
Sarcoidosis
Silicosis