Asbestos-related pleural disease
The image shows asbestos plaques on the right parietal pleura of a 58-year-old former shipyard worker who died of acute suppurative bronchitis. He also had cor pulmonale and congestive heart failure. Histologically, pulmonary interstitial fibrosis with asbestos bodies was demonstrated. The pleural p...
Main Authors: | Stephen A. Geller, Fernando Peixoto Ferraz de Campos |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of São Paulo
2013-06-01
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Series: | Autopsy and Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.revistas.usp.br/autopsy/article/view/58916 |
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