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Pericardial Effusion, Tiny Bilateral Pleural Effusions And Asymmetrically Enlarged Left Lobe Of Thyroid. Could These Conditions Be Correlated To Asbestos Worker Profession?

ive been told by my dr that a recent ct scan shows that I have small pericardial effusion, tiny bilateral pleural effusions and a asymmetrically enlarged and heterogeneous left lobe of thyroid, my question is could any of these be related to me being an asbestos worker
Thu, 26 Dec 2013
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Hello,
Asbestos on long term exposure can cause a lung disease even lung cancer.
Asbestos may cause pleural effusion and pleural plaques as well as thickening .
even it can cause lung cancer on long term exposure.

but it does not cause any thyroid enlargement. it may be due to some other cause
like Iodine deficiency, Graves' disease, Hashimoto's disease, Thyroid cancer etc.

Further as he have both thyroid and lung problems, it is better to rule out any autoimmune diseases by investigating for antinuclear antibodies.
Please do the complete thyroid profile and consult a endocrinologist.

Hope this helps.
Please write back for further queries.
Wishing you good health.
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Pericardial Effusion, Tiny Bilateral Pleural Effusions And Asymmetrically Enlarged Left Lobe Of Thyroid. Could These Conditions Be Correlated To Asbestos Worker Profession?

Hello, Asbestos on long term exposure can cause a lung disease even lung cancer. Asbestos may cause pleural effusion and pleural plaques as well as thickening . even it can cause lung cancer on long term exposure. but it does not cause any thyroid enlargement. it may be due to some other cause like Iodine deficiency, Graves disease, Hashimoto s disease, Thyroid cancer etc. Further as he have both thyroid and lung problems, it is better to rule out any autoimmune diseases by investigating for antinuclear antibodies. Please do the complete thyroid profile and consult a endocrinologist. Hope this helps. Please write back for further queries. Wishing you good health.