A multidisciplinary approach for the diagnosis of benign asbestos pleural effusion: a single-center experience.

Conclusions: BAPE is diagnosed by exclusion. A suspected diagnosis of BAPE with an asbestos exposure should be considered, especially with the presence of pleural plaques, and/or DPT, and rounded atelectasis. The MDT-based diagnostic approach may reduce misdiagnosis. PMID: 32944346 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Thorac Dis Source Type: research