Bilateral pleural plaques and pulmonary fibrosis involving bases is hallmark of: (A) Asbestosis, (B) Silicosis, (C) Scleroderma, (D) Byssinosis
Answer is A. Ans. a (Asbestosis) (Ref. Grainger's Diagnostic Radiology, 4th ed., 513; TABLE 24-3)X-RAY FEATURES OF ASBESTOS EXPOSUREPleuralPulmonaryExtrathoracic# Plaques# Fibrosis (asbestosis)# Peritoneal mesothelioma# Diffuse thickening# Bronchial carcinoma# Other extrathorasic malignancies# Effusions# Round atelectasis (pseudotumour) # Mesothelioma