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Dear doctor, why doesn't pleural plaques cause chest pain if they originate in the parietal layer?
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Pleural plaques: Are fibrous tissues once seen and not inflammatory processes that can cause stickiness of the pleural surfaces. Like most scars that we have, the nerves in that area is either destroyed or not exposed, (try to touch your scar). And hence there is no pain. There are those who do feel persistent pain.
Answered 11/28/2017
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