Medicine Interstitial Lung Disease 5dde3b33

Recognized features of asbestosis do not include:

Calcification of pleura

Eggshell calcification of hilar lymph nodes

Clubbing of fingers

Restrictive pattern of ventilatory defect shown by pulmonary function

High-Yield Explanation

Features of asbestosis include - clubbing, restrictive pulmonary function, calcification of pleura.Egg shell calcification is not seen in asbestosis. Causes of eggshell calcification in CXR: Treated lymphoma: (post-irradiation Hodgkin disease) usually 1-9 years following treatment Coal workers' pneumoconiosis (CWP) Scleroderma Amyloidosis Blastomycosis Silicosis

Recognized features of asbestosis do not include:

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