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  2. Pleural thickening - Wikipedia

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    Pleural thickening is an increase in the bulkiness of one or both of the pulmonary pleurae. Causes. Category Disease [1] Features [1] Infection: After empyema:

  3. Tumor-like disorders of the lung pleura - Wikipedia

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    The location of the lesions is mostly in the upper lobes of the lungs, usually in a lymphatic distribution. Thickening of the pleura and interlobular septal is also evident. In addition, pleural/pericardial effusions and mediastinal fat infiltration is appreciated. Definitive diagnosis is achieved through tissue biopsy. [1]

  4. Pleural empyema - Wikipedia

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    Treatment: Supportive care, ... Pleural empyema is a collection of pus in the pleural cavity caused by microorganisms, ... recurrent empyema and pleural thickening, ...

  5. Fibrothorax - Wikipedia

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    CT scans can more readily differentiate whether pleural thickening is due to extra fat deposition or true pleural thickening than X-rays. [3] If a fibrothorax is severe, the thickening may restrict the lung on the affected side causing a loss of lung volume. [7] Additionally, the mediastinum may be physically shifted toward the affected side. [3]

  6. Asbestos-related diseases - Wikipedia

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    Asbestos-related diseases are disorders of the lung and pleura caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibres. Asbestos-related diseases include non-malignant disorders such as asbestosis (pulmonary fibrosis due to asbestos), diffuse pleural thickening, pleural plaques, pleural effusion, rounded atelectasis and malignancies such as lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma.

  7. Pleural effusion - Wikipedia

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    A pleural effusion is accumulation of excessive fluid in the pleural space, the potential space that surrounds each lung.Under normal conditions, pleural fluid is secreted by the parietal pleural capillaries at a rate of 0.6 millilitre per kilogram weight per hour, and is cleared by lymphatic absorption leaving behind only 5–15 millilitres of fluid, which helps to maintain a functional ...

  8. Atelectasis - Wikipedia

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    In rounded atelectasis (folded lung or Blesovsky syndrome [15]), an outer portion of the lung slowly collapses as a result of scarring and shrinkage of the membrane layers covering the lungs (pleura), which would show as visceral pleural thickening and entrapment of lung tissue. This produces a rounded appearance on X-ray that doctors may ...

  9. Tuberculosis radiology - Wikipedia

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    Pleural thickening - Irregularity or abnormal prominence of the pleural margin, including apical capping (thickening of the pleura in the apical region). Pleural thickening can be calcified. Diaphragmatic tenting - A localized accentuation of the normal convexity of the hemidiaphragm as if "pulled upwards by a string."

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