CT Findings in People Who Were Environmentally Exposed to Asbestos in Korea
- Authors
- Lee, Eun Kyoung; Kim, Jeung Sook; Kim, Yookyung; Park, Jai Soung
- Issue Date
- Dec-2015
- Publisher
- 대한의학회
- Keywords
- Asbestos; Environmental Exposure; Pulmonary Fibrosis; Asbestosis; Plaque; Multidetector Computed Tomography
- Citation
- Journal of Korean Medical Science, v.30, no.12, pp 1896 - 1901
- Pages
- 6
- Journal Title
- Journal of Korean Medical Science
- Volume
- 30
- Number
- 12
- Start Page
- 1896
- End Page
- 1901
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/sch/handle/2021.sw.sch/10068
- DOI
- 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.12.1896
- ISSN
- 1011-8934
1598-6357
- Abstract
- Asbestos related pleuropulmonary disease has been emerging health problem for recent years. It can cause variable clinical symptoms and radiological abnormalities. However, there has been no report for their characteristics in subjects who were environmentally exposed to asbestos. We reviewed the CT images of 35 people who were environmentally exposed to asbestos in Chungnam province, Korea. The study result showed high incidence of pleural plaque and pulmonary fibrosis on chest CT (94% and 77%, respectively). The common CT findings of lung parenchymal lesions were as follows: centrilobular opacities (94%), subpleural dot-like or branching opacities (80%), interlobular septal thickening (57%), intralobular interstitial thickening (46%), parenchymal bands (43%) and subpleural curvilinear line (29%). There were no significant differences in the prevalence of pulmonary fibrosis and pleural plaques according to sex, age and duration of exposure. In conclusion, pleural plaque and pulmonary fibrosis are common asbestos-related CT finding in the exposed people. Asbestos related lung parenchymal CT findings in the participants with environmental exposure show similar to those observed in the occupational exposure.
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