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Asbestos-Related Pleural Plaques and Diffuse Pleural Thickening: Functional Consequences

Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., USA

J. Bernard L. Gee

Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., USA

Asbestos is associated with both pleural plaques and diffuse pleural thicken ing. While the first condition is believed to be associated with no significant change in lung function, the latter clearly is associated with a decline in lung function. Some of the studies dealing with the functional effects of pleural plaques suffer from radiologic misreading of plaques, inadequate spirometry and inadequate control for the effect of gain in weight on lung function.

Key Words: Diffuse pleural thickening • Pulmonary function tests • Forced vital capacity • Forced expiratory volume in 1 s • Diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide

Indoor and Built Environment, Vol. 6, No. 2, 114-118 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X9700600210


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