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- What is asbestosis?
- Symptoms of asbestosis
- Causes of asbestosis
- Prevention of asbestosis
- Risk factors for asbestosis
- Complications of asbestosis
- When to see a doctor about asbestosis
- Diagnosis of asbestosis
- Conventional treatment of asbestosis
- Alternative/complementary treatment of asbestosis
- Living with asbestosis
- Caring for someone with asbestosis
Symptoms of asbestosis may take anywhere from 20-40 years after exposure to the asbestos to occur. If the asbestos exposure has been at really high concentrations (which is usually only in people who have worked with the asbestos directly), the symptoms of asbestosis may occur as quickly as 10 years after exposure.
General symptoms
- Lung (or chest) pain
- Shortness of breath (dyspnea), especially on exertion but also at any time (especially as the disease progresses)
- Unable to exercise for long due to shortness of breath
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Other symptoms
- Abnormal sounds in the lungs when they are examined by a doctor with a stethoscope
- Blue tinge to the fingers or lips
- Clubbing in the ends of the fingers especially, but also the toes, where the underside of the fingertip has a almost bulbous, "clubbed" appearance
- Coughing up mucous (only in people with very high exposure to asbestos)
- Right side of the heart fail to function properly
- Wheezing (only in people with very high exposure to asbestos)
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< 1: what is asbestosis 3: causes > Last reviewed: 27 October 2007 || Last updated: 15 March 2009
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
