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==Fibrosing pleuritis== | ==Fibrosing pleuritis== | ||
*[[AKA]] ''cryptogenic bilateral fibrosing pleuritis''. | |||
:''Fibrous pleurisy'' redirect here. | |||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Benign. | *Benign. | ||
*No asbestos exposure.<ref name=pmid3166932>{{Cite journal | last1 = Buchanan | first1 = DR. | last2 = Johnston | first2 = ID. | last3 = Kerr | first3 = IH. | last4 = Hetzel | first4 = MR. | last5 = Corrin | first5 = B. | last6 = Turner-Warwick | first6 = M. | title = Cryptogenic bilateral fibrosing pleuritis. | journal = Br J Dis Chest | volume = 82 | issue = 2 | pages = 186-93 | month = Apr | year = 1988 | doi = | PMID = 3166932 }}</ref> | |||
Clinical:<ref name=pmid3166932/> | |||
*Pleural thickening on imaging. | |||
*Pleural effusion. | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
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**Moderate cellularity. | **Moderate cellularity. | ||
*No [[necrosis]]. | *No [[necrosis]]. | ||
*Inflammation - lymphocytes.<ref name=pmid3166932/> | |||
DDx:<ref name=pmid15559051>{{Cite journal | last1 = Corson | first1 = JM. | title = Pathology of mesothelioma. | journal = Thorac Surg Clin | volume = 14 | issue = 4 | pages = 447-60 | month = Nov | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2004.06.007 | PMID = 15559051 }}</ref> | DDx:<ref name=pmid15559051>{{Cite journal | last1 = Corson | first1 = JM. | title = Pathology of mesothelioma. | journal = Thorac Surg Clin | volume = 14 | issue = 4 | pages = 447-60 | month = Nov | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2004.06.007 | PMID = 15559051 }}</ref> | ||