Asbestosis is a process of lung tissue scarring that is caused by asbestos fibers that have been inhaled, oftentimes in the workplace.  Because many other diseases also lead to lung scarring, these other causes must be excluded first when a patient is found to have lung scarring. Patients with particular x-ray findings or biopsy results must also have a remote history of asbestos exposure and a characteristically delayed development of the condition in considering asbestosis as a diagnosis. Smoking appears to increase the frequency and/or the rate of progression of asbestosis, possibly by preventing the efficient elimination of inhaled fibers from the airways. 

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