Presentation
Persistent cough. Mild dyspnoea. Works with spray paint.
Patient Data
Age: 80 years
Gender: Male
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Bilateral discrete calcified pleural plaques along the costal and diaphragmatic pleura but sparing the costophrenic angles.
From the case:
Pleural plaques
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Multiple raised pleural plaques.
Lung windows (not shown) did not show fibrosis
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Stable pleural plaques.
Large volume lungs and flattened diaphragm.
Case Discussion
Discrete calcified pleural plaques are a marker for asbestos exposure and are asymptomatic. Other complications of asbestos exposure may be present such as fibrosis (asbestosis), lung cancer or mesothelioma.
Additional contributor: Dra María José Durango De La Ossa , radiology resident at Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital, Havana, Cuba.
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