1. Asbestos exposure. A, Asbestosis, a chronic restrictive lung disease, is due to asbestos exposure. Note the thick and fibrotic alveolar septae. B, Multiple flat yellow-tan plaques line the parietal pleura. Pleural plaques are seen in patients with asbestos exposure, but are not specific to the condition. C, A ferruginous body. Macrophages engulf the asbestos fibers but cannot degrade them and, therefore, coat them with iron. Hematoxylin and eosin, A, 40×; C, 1000×.
Source: Chapter 13. Pulmonary Pathology, Pathology: The Big Picture
Citation: Kemp WL, Burns DK, Brown TG. Pathology: The Big Picture; 2008 Available at: Accessed: December 30, 2017
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