A 48 years old man, resident of Baroda outskirts near a textile mill presents to his family physician with respiratory symptoms. Doctor advices X-ray chest which showed - fine reticular & nodular pattern in lower zone with loss of clarity of diaphragm & cardiac shadows. He also doubts about the presence of small pleural effusion. The probable diagnosis is?
High-Yield Explanation
Information is this question are :-
1) Exposure to textile industry;
2) Reticulo-nodular pattern in lower lung zone;
3) Loss of definition of heart border and diphragm;
4) Small pleural effusion.
All these suggest the diagnosis of asbestosis.