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January 19th, 2011
Can asbestos exposure cause hilur, mediastinal and pulmonary parenchymal calcification, splenic calcification bullous changes left upper lobe
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replied January 20th, 2011
Asbestos exposure most commonly causes calcified plaques of the pleura (the lining of the chest cavity). Calcifications of the spleen, lung parenchyma, mediastinum, and hilum are often caused by chronic infection, but can be caused by cancer as well. Bullous changes of the lung are generally caused by emphysema, which is caused by smoking.


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