Pleural plaques are areas of localised scarring or calcification found on the pleura (the lining of the lungs and rib-cage). Pleural thickening refers to larger areas of scarring and calcification of ...
Pleural thickening is an asbestos-related disease that can occur as a result of exposure to asbestos over an extended period of time. In the majority of cases, pleural thickening has little or no impa...
Many people living with an asbestos-related lung disease, such as asbestosis or pleural thickening, can find that the hot weather affects them in ways they didn’t think it would. Hot summer days can...
Mr A was diagnosed with pleural thickening in February 2013. He contracted this asbestos related illness following his 25-year long employment at HM Dockyard Devonport....
