Diffuse pleural thickening of the tissue surrounding the lungs and other organs is less specific to asbestos exposure than for pleural plaque development. Thickening and fibrosis of the visceral pleura occurs with fusion to the parietal pleura over a wide area.

Diffuse pleural thickening may result from exudative pleural effusions secondary to asbestos exposure, but other causes of pleural disease may also cause thickening (e.g. haemothorax, connective tissue diseases, tuberculosis, chest surgery, drugs such as methysergide and parapneumonic effusions).

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