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CB20 Pleural plaque

International Classification of Diseases for Mortality and Morbidity Statistics, 11th Revision, v2024-01

Deposits of hyalinized collagen fibres in the parietal pleura that result from chronic inflammation. Most commonly associated with past exposure to asbestos, typically becoming visible years after inhalation of the inciting exposure.

synonyms

• Pleural plaque
• Pleural plaque with presence of asbestos
• asbestos-induced pleural plaque
• pleural plaque disease due to asbestosis
• pleural plaques with asbestos
• pleural thickening with asbestos
• Pleural plaque without asbestos
• Pleural plaque NOS
• pleural thickening
• thickening of pleura

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