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56/m(ex-smoker)-bilateral apical pleural thickening.i have never directly worked with asbestos but have lived under asbestos roof for a brief period?
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Relax: Many ex-smokers have these little caps on their lungs and they don't mean a thing. Glad you quit.
Answered 12/9/2017
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