title: Benign asbestos pleural effusion associated with pulmonary aspergilloma.
abstract: A rare case of benign asbestos pleural effusion associated with aspergilloma is reported. A chest radiograph of a 75-year-old Japanese man who was admitted with right chest pain showed a right pleural effusion and nodular shadows in the right apex and left middle lung field. Thoracocentesis revealed an exudate with atypical mesothelial cells. An open lung biopsy showed aspergilloma in the right S2 area and no evidence of malignancy. Many reactive mesothelial cells were found in the pleura. A quantitative asbestos digestion study of the lung tissue biopsy showed high-grade asbestos exposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kure Kyosai Hospital.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hiyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marukawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shiota
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yunoki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Motohiro
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taniyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mashiba
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001195:Asbestosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos