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Abstract
A form of pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers which elicit potent inflammatory responses in the parenchyma of the lung. The disease is characterized by interstitial fibrosis of the lung, varying from scattered sites to extensive scarring of the alveolar interstitium.
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- Asbestoses
- Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonitis - from Asbestos Exposure
- Pulmonary Fibrosis - from Asbestos Exposure
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.
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do not coordinate with OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; for emphasis on presence of asbestos fibers, MINERAL FIBERS is available: see note there
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Asbestosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001195. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001195
- Asbestosis. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestosis
- Asbestosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q664174