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asbestosis
Chest X-ray showing early asbestosis with plaques above diaphragm.
Clinical Cases
Asbestosis
The lung disease asbestosis is caused primarily by prolonged inhalation of asbestos...
Photo courtesy of LearningRadiology.com/William Herring, MD, FACR
Pneumoconiosis
A micrograph of asbestosis showing ferruginous bodies (rust-colored rods). Asbestosis...
Nephron