Residual Pleural Thickening, Http Journal Chestnet Org Article S0012 3692 15 47314 3 Pdf

Residual pleural thickening rpt is observed in about 50 percent of patients even after proper treatment with att.

White asbestos fibers. Pleural thickening is a common side effect of exposure to asbestos and this thickening is an early warning sign for diagnosis. The design of the prospective study involved investigating patients with parapneumonic pleural effusions diagnosed between march 1991 and december 2000 in the respiratory department of hospital ramon y cajal madrid spain. The patients medical histories pleural fluid findings and diagnostic chest films were evaluated.

Thickening of the top most portion of the pleura. The pleural membranes thicken as a result of the chronic irritation and inflammation that asbestos fibers cause when they lodge in the lungs. The design of the prospective study involved investigating patients with parapneumonic pleural effusions diagnosed between march 1.

The objective of the study was the identification of predictive factors for the development of residual pleural thickening rpt in patients with parapneumonic effusion. Asbestos fibers are so small they cannot be seen with the naked eye but in. The objective of the study was the identification of predictive factors for the development of residual pleural thickening rpt in patients with parapneumonic effusion.

Thickening of 50 or more of either the left or right pleura. Residual pleural thickening was defined as thickening that was visibly greater than 2 mm in the lower side portion of the chest film. The incidence of residual pleural thickening in the study group was less as compared to the control group 236049mm vs 928150mm p 00001conclusion.

Forty four patients initially diagnosed as having pleural tuberculosis between january 1986 and january 1988 were separated into two groups. 46 rpt was found to be greater in males with direct relation to amount of cigarette smoking and lower in smaller effusions. The 23 patients in group 1 had residual.

The objective of the study was to determine if residual pleural thickening after treatment for pleural tuberculosis could be predicted from the pleural fluid findings at the time of the initial thoracentesis. Residual pleural thickening rpt occurs can have long term clinical implications such as chronic chest pain dyspnea and impaired lung function. Residual pleural thickening developed in 26 of patients and was found mainly in men rr 386.

Pleural fluid drainage either with simple aspiration or with intercostal drainage and addition of corticosteroids along with antitubercular drugs have not shown to influence the. Thickening confined to one or more specific areas of the pleura. Diffuse pleural thickening dpt.

This type is benign unless the pleura has thickened more than two centimeters. The presence of pleural thickening is not enough to confirm a pleural mesothelioma diagnosis but it can be a sign of serious and significant asbestos exposure.