Hyaline pleural plaques and asbestos bodies in 198 randomized autopsies.

Autor: Francis D, Jussuf A, Mortensen T, Sikjaer B, Viskum K
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scandinavian journal of respiratory diseases [Scand J Respir Dis] 1977 Aug; Vol. 58 (4), pp. 193-6.
Abstrakt: In 198 randomized autopsies of adults, hyaline pleural plagues were found in 49 men and 17 women; bilateral in 47 cases, unilateral in 19. No correlation between previous pr present pulmonary disease and hyaline plaques was found. Asbestos bodies were found in nine men and five women; nine out of these 14 cases with asbestos bodies also had hyaline pleural plaques.
Databáze: MEDLINE