Pulp-Occupational Lung Diseases

Question 1

What occupations is asbestos related lung disease most commonly associated with?

Answer 1

Construction, automotive servicing, shipbuilding, mining

Question 2

What is a common CT finding of pleural asbestosis?

Answer 2

Chest CT showing calcified pleural plaques– so calcifications in the pleural space

Question 3

What are the different forms of pleural disease that asbestosis leads to?

Answer 3

Pleural plaques, pleural fibrosis, benign asbestos pleural effusion, mesothelioma

Question 4

Does asbestos exposure lead to any type of cancer?

Answer 4

Yes it increases the risk of lung cancer and lung cancer mortality, especially if paired with smoking

Question 5

What other respiratory disease is related to silicosis?

Answer 5

Interestingly, the incidence of tuberculosis is increased in silicosis.

Question 6

Where does silicosis come form–what occupations?

Answer 6

inhaled silica dust. The most common form of silica is quartz and so any occupation that disturbs the earth’s crust, or silica containing rock or sand