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Downregulation of the PD-1/PD-Ls pathway in peripheral cells correlates with asbestosis severity
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021 Background Asbestosis and silicosis are characterized by diffuse or nodular interstitial lung fibrosis resulting from exposure to asbestos or silica dust, respectively.
Meihua Qiu, Yuqing Chen, Qiao Ye
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Pleural Mesothelioma Diagnosed on Inguinal Lymph Node Biopsy: A Rare Entity [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2020 Mesothelioma is a locally aggressive tumour arising from mesothelial lining of serous cavities, commonest site being the pleura. Distant metastasis to extra thoracic lymph node is rare.
Divya Singh +4 more
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Asbestosis Mimicking Metastatic Lung Cancer: Case Report
Medicina, 2021 The clinical diagnosis of asbestosis is primarily based on chest radiographic evidence of pleural thickening and interstitial fibrosis combined with a history of exposure to asbestos.
Jin An, Minjeong Song, Boksoon Chang
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Interesting Imaging in a Patient With Lung Cancer Due to Asbestosis
Case Reports in Clinical Practice, 2020 Introduction: Asbestosis is a subtype of pneumoconiosis caused by asbestos that can lead to fibrosis and scarring the lung tissues. Case Report: Some of the asbestos-related diseases are calcifications, malignant mesothelioma, and pleural effusion ...
Anahita Bolbol Haghighi +1 more
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Thorax, 2020 Global incidence and temporal trends of asbestosis are rarely explored. Using the detailed information on asbestosis from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017, we described the age-standardised incidence rate (ASIR) and its average annual percentage ...
Meng Yang +10 more
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The MUC5B promoter risk allele for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis predisposes to asbestosis
European Respiratory Journal, 2020 Asbestosis is a fibrosing interstitial pneumonitis, which can develop following occupational asbestos exposure and a lengthy latency period [1]. Even after strict regulations on the asbestos industry, an estimated 3400 individuals worldwide died as a ...
M. Platenburg +9 more
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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2009 Background Accuracy in the clinical diagnosis of asbestosis has significant implications for the future health of affected patients as well as serious medicolegal implications for both patients and asbestos-associated industries.
Carter J Elliot +2 more
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Pleural plaques and pleural changes among lung cancer patients exposed to asbestos
Universa Medicina, 2022 Background Indonesia is one of the world's largest asbestos importing countries. While asbestos is the main contributor to work-related lung cancer, studies or reports regarding the CT findings of asbestos-related lung cancer have been limited in the ...
Aziza Ghanie Icksan +3 more
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Examination of lungs for asbestosis and asbestosis bodies
Pathology, 1994 Bruce A. Warren
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Long-Term Efficacy of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Patients with Occupational Respiratory Diseases [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Pulmonary rehabilitation is a well-recognized treatment option in chronic obstructive lung disease improving exercise performance, respiratory symptoms and quality of life.
Jörres, Rudolf A. +5 more
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