PLEURAL SYMPTOMS

Pleural symptoms can indicate the presence of asbestosis or mesothelioma in a patient

Update on pleural mesothelioma symptoms

Weitz & Luxenberg has protected the legal rights of asbestos-injured workers for 25 years. And in that time the firm's mesothelioma lawyers have won several billion dollars in verdicts and settlements for clients diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma symptoms.

PLEURAL MESOTHELIOMA CANCER

April 6, 2010 - Pleural mesothelioma cancer is a fatal occupational disease caused by the inhalation of airborne asbestos fibers, which become embedded in the tissue lining of the lungs (“the pleura”).

Asbestos fibers can fester in lung tissue for decades before any pleural symptoms of an asbestos disease (like asbestosis or mesothelioma) can be diagnosed.

Pleural mesothelioma symptoms

Among the most common symptoms of asbestos exposure found in pleural mesothelioma patients is chest pain, which often appears in the shoulder or upper abdomen. Shortness of breath is another symptom. Cough, weight loss and anorexia are present in some patients, but are less common.

The rapid growth of the pleural mesothelioma cancer tumors enlarges the pleural space, causing it to fill with fluid. Draining this fluid from the lungs helps relieve the painful symptoms. It is one of the first medical procedures doctors take when they discover pleural mesothelioma symptoms.

Other pleural symptoms

Pleural thickening is another symptom that can indicate the presence of asbestosis or mesothelioma.

Pleural thickening symptoms interfere with a patient’s breathing and usually indicates a serious, life-threatening disease that can include pleural mesothelioma.

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