Chest x Ray findings seen in ?: (A) Congential syphilis, (B) Toxoplasmosis, (C) Congential tuberculosis, (D) Asbestosis
Answer is D. Exposure to asbestos can lead to the development if both pleural & pulmonary disease.Asbestos related benign plural plaques are characterised by extensive calcified pleural plaques(candle-wax appearance),paicularly marked on the diaphragm and lateral pleural surfaces, in a chest radiograph.It also shows poorly defined linear and reticular abnormalities in the lower lobes bilaterally. Reference:Harrison's Medicine-20 edition,page no 1978