The patient's pleuritic pain was consistent with those diagnosed with asbestosis and pleural plaques.

患者的胸膜疼痛与诊断为石棉沉着症和胸膜斑的患者一致。

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Pleural plaques are almost invariably the consequence of previous (at least 15 years earlier) asbestos exposure.

胸膜斑是先前(至少15年前)接触石棉的后果。

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Asbestos exposure is also responsible for other diseases, such as asbestosis (fibrosis of the lungs), pleural plaques, thickening and effusions.

接触石棉也能引起其他疾病，如石棉肺(肺纤维化)、胸膜斑、胸膜增厚和胸腔积液。

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In Britain, claims for pleural plaques have been rising sharply, prodded by aggressive advertising by personal injury lawyers.

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The Association of British Insurers claimed passing the bill would send out the wrong message about the seriousness of pleural plaques.

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Although pleural plaques do not cause or develop into a more serious asbestos-related condition, they do signify an increased risk of developing mesothelioma because of exposure to asbestos.

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