title: [Asbestos-related diseases].
abstract: This chapter presents a bibliographic review of asbestos-related diseases. The latest diagnostic, radiological, computed tomography and lung function aspects of benign pleural disease, asbestosis, occupational lung cancer and mesothelioma are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Cárdio-Pneumologia, Disciplina de Pneumologia do Instituto do Coração do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo - InCor-HCFMUSP, São Paulo (SP) Brasil. pnemario@incor.usp.br
authors.forename: Mário
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terra Filho
authors.forename: Jefferson Benedito Pires
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: de Freitas
authors.forename: Luiz Eduardo
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Nery
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000209:etiology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D001194:Asbestos