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Need expert help here. what are the causes of asbestos lung disease?
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Exposure to asbestos: Exposure to asbestos could cause deposition of plaques of asbestos on the diaphragm and in the lung which called asbestosis. This cause lunf fibrosis and restrictive lung dis. Occasionally it could turn to a form of pleural cancer called mesothelioma. Shahzeidi, md.
Answered 12/30/2013
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