Preferred Label : Pleural plaque with presence of asbestos;
ICD-11 definition : Pleural plaques are deposits of hyalinized collagen fibers in the parietal pleura.
They are indicative of asbestos exposure and typically become visible twenty or more
years after the inhalation of asbestos fibers.;
ICD-11 synonym : pleural plaque disease due to asbestosis; asbestos-induced pleural plaque; pleural plaques with asbestos; pleural thickening with asbestos;
Origin ID : 248859443;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Pleural plaques are deposits of hyalinized collagen fibers in the parietal pleura.
They are indicative of asbestos exposure and typically become visible twenty or more
years after the inhalation of asbestos fibers.
