Asbestosis is associated with all of the following pulmonary manifestations, EXCEPT:: (A) Mesotheliomas, (B) Diffuse alveolar damage, (C) Calcified pleural plaques, (D) Diffuse pulmonary interstitial fibrosis
Answer is B. Occupational exposure to asbestos result in:? Pleural effusion? Mesotheliomas? Bronchogenic carcinoma? Parenchymal interstitial fibrosis (asbestosis)? Localized fibrous plaques or rarely diffuse fibrosis? Laryngeal and other extrapulmonary neoplasms including colon cancer Ref: Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease, 6th Edition, Pages 732-4