Citation

Susanto AD, Jonathan S (2018) Asymptomatic Benign Pleural Plaque Due to Asbestos Exposure in Former TB Patient: A Case Report. Clin Med Rev Case Rep 5:247. doi.org/10.23937/2378-3656/1410247

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© 2018 Susanto AD, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

CASE REPORT | OPEN ACCESS DOI: 10.23937/2378-3656/1410247

Asymptomatic Benign Pleural Plaque Due to Asbestos Exposure in Former TB Patient: A Case Report

Agus Dwi Susanto and Steven Jonathan*

Departement of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Universitas Indonesia-Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract

Asbestos fibres, inhaled and displaced by various means to lung tissue, may cause a spectrum of diseases from benign diseases to malignancies. Pleural plaques (PPs) are usually asymptomatic and cause slight impairment of lung function only when they are extended in size [1]. The cause of pleural plaques is exposure to asbestos fibres, most commonly in an occupational setting [2]. Relationships between the dose-response and prevalence of asbestos-related diseases are complex [3]. We present a case of asymptomatic benign pleural plaque due to asbestos exposure accidentally found on medical check up in a former tuberculosis (TB) patient.