Letter

Asbestos and the lung

Diffuse pleural thickening has new definition for claims

BMJ 2009; 339 doi: 10.1136/bmj.b3953 (Published 29 September 2009)
Cite this as: BMJ 2009;339:b3953

Access to the full text of this article requires a subscription or payment. Please log in or subscribe below.

  1. Jennifer L Hoyle, consultant physician1,
  2. Jonathan K R Walker, respiratory registrar1
  1. 1North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester M8 5RB
  1. jennifer.hoyle{at}pat.nhs.uk

    Currie and colleagues define diffuse pleural thickening in a chest radiograph as “a smooth continuous pleural density affecting 25% of the lateral chest wall, with or without blunting of the costophrenic angle.”1

    The definition …

    Access to the full text of this article requires a subscription or payment

    Subscribe

    Article access

    Article access for 1 day

    Purchase this article for £20 $30 €32*

    The PDF version can be downloaded as your personal record

    * Prices do not include VAT

    Rapid responses

    THIS WEEK'S POLL

    Read related article

    See previous polls

    BMJ most popular