subject: Asbestos Exposed Workers and Circumscribed pleural Plaques [print this page] One study is called, "Asbestos-induced pleural fibrosis and impaired lung function" by Schwartz D. A. ; Fuortes L. J. ; Galvin J. R. ; Burmeister L. F. ; Schmidt L. E. ; Leistikow B. N. ; Lamarte F. P. ; Merchant J. A. - The American review of respiratory disease 1990, vol. 141 (1), no2, pp. 321-326 Here is an excerpt: "Abstract - To assess the clinical significance of asbestos-induced pleural fibrosis, we evaluated the relationship between radiographic evidence of pleural fibrosis and spirometric values in 1,211 sheet metal workers. Of those with pleural fibrosis (n=334), 78% had circumscribed plaques and 22% had diffuse pleural thickening involving the costophrenic angle. Factors that were found to be associated with the presence and type of pleural fibrosis included increased age (p
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