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Asbestosis is [[diffuse lung disease]] due to asbestos exposure.
{{ Infobox diagnosis
| Name      = {{PAGENAME}}
| Image      = Asbestosis_high_mag.jpg
| Width      =
| Caption    = Asbestosis. [[H&E stain]].
| Synonyms  =
| Micro      = interstitial fibrosis (similar to [[usual interstitial pneumonia]]), ferruginous bodies (segmented twirling baton with long slender fibre within it)
| Subtypes  =
| LMDDx      = [[usual interstitial pneumonia]]
| Stains    = [[Iron stain]] +ve (ferruginous bodies)
| IHC        =
| EM        =
| Molecular  =
| IF        =
| Gross      =
| Grossing  =
| Site      =
| Assdx      = [[pleural plaques]], pleural effusion (may be benign), [[malignant mesothelioma]]
| Syndromes  =
| Clinicalhx = exposure to asbestos
| Signs      =
| Symptoms  =
| Prevalence = uncommon
| Bloodwork  =
| Rads      = interstitial pattern, lower lobe predominant
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = poor
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    =
| Tx        =
}}
'''Asbestosis''' is [[diffuse lung disease]] due to asbestos exposure.


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