title: Retroperitoneal and pleural fibrosis in an insulator working in power plants.
abstract: We describe a case history of a former insulator who developed concomitant retroperitoneal and pleural fibrosis. In his work, the patient had been exposed on a daily basis to asbestos dust while demolishing and installing pipeline insulations. The heavy asbestos exposure was confirmed by a high level of asbestos content in his autopsy lung sample. We propose that both retroperitoneal fibrosis and diffuse pleural thickening were induced in our patient by an abundant amount of amphibole asbestos fibres found in his lung and retroperitoneal tissues.
authors.affiliation: Tampere University Hospital, Respiratory Medicine, PO Box 2000, 33521, Tampere, Finland.
authors.forename: Toomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uibu
authors.forename: Matti
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jäntti
authors.forename: Ritva
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Järvenpää
authors.forename: Panu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oksa
authors.forename: Antti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tossavainen
authors.forename: Esa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vanhala
authors.forename: Pekka
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roto