Pleural thickening
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Pleural thickening is a descriptive term given to describe any form of thickening involving either the parietal or visceral pleura.
It can occur with both benign and malignant pleural disease. According to aetiology it may be classified as:
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benign pleural thickening
- following recurrent inflammation
- following recurrent pneumothoraces
- following a pleural empyema
- as a delayed complication of a haemothorax
- collagen-vascular disease (rheumatoid arthritis, effusion fails to resolve) 7
- related to occupational/inhalational lung disease
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malignant pleural thickening
- primary malignant pleural disease
- pleural metastases
- secondary pleural lymphoma
Pleural thickening can also be classified into various subtypes according to morphology:
Differential diagnosis
- pleural effusion
- on frontal chest radiograph, the arms may be projected over the lower lateral chest wall, mimicking pleural thickening
See also
-<li><a href="/articles/asbestos-related-diffuse-pleural-disease">asbestos-related diffuse pleural disease</a></li>- +<li><a title="Asbestos-related benign pleural disease" href="/articles/asbestos-related-benign-pleural-disease-1">asbestos-related diffuse pleural disease</a></li>
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