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'''Pleural plaques''' are associated with asbestos exposure.<ref name=pmid22617814>{{Cite journal | last1 = Myers | first1 = R. | title = Asbestos-related pleural disease. | journal = Curr Opin Pulm Med | volume = 18 | issue = 4 | pages = 377-81 | month = Jul | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328354acfe | PMID = 22617814 }}</ref> | '''Pleural plaques''' are strongly associated with asbestos exposure.<ref name=pmid22617814>{{Cite journal | last1 = Myers | first1 = R. | title = Asbestos-related pleural disease. | journal = Curr Opin Pulm Med | volume = 18 | issue = 4 | pages = 377-81 | month = Jul | year = 2012 | doi = 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328354acfe | PMID = 22617814 }}</ref> | ||
==General== | |||
*May be due to other causes.<ref name=pmid17867573>{{Cite journal | last1 = Clarke | first1 = CC. | last2 = Mowat | first2 = FS. | last3 = Kelsh | first3 = MA. | last4 = Roberts | first4 = MA. | title = Pleural plaques: a review of diagnostic issues and possible nonasbestos factors. | journal = Arch Environ Occup Health | volume = 61 | issue = 4 | pages = 183-92 | month = | year = | doi = 10.3200/AEOH.61.4.183-192 | PMID = 17867573 }}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||