6. Atelectasis
Atelectasis, asbestos pseudotumor or Blesovsky syndrome, is a particularly rare condition related to asbestos exposure and can occur simultaneously with pleural thickening. It consists of the formation of inflammation and scar tissue on the pleural, which makes the lining membrane fold into the lung. Despite being a benign disease, it looks like a malignant one and physicians may require a biopsy to properly diagnose it. About 65 to 70% of workers exposed to asbestos are diagnosed with rounded atelectasis, which is the most common form of the disease and an abnormal form of lung collapse.
