Hyaline pleural plaques and asbestos bodies in 198 randomized autopsies.
In 198 randomized autopsies of adults, hyaline pleural plagues were found in 49 men and 17 women; bilateral in 47 cases, unilateral in 19. No correlation between previous pr present pulmonary disease and hyaline plaques was found. Asbestos bodies were found in nine men and five women; nine out of these 14 cases with asbestos bodies also had hyaline pleural plaques.
D000328:Adult; D001194:Asbestos / Q000032:analysis*; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001344:Autopsy; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006818:Hyalin / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D010994:Pleura / Q000032:analysis*
D001194:Asbestos