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Occupational Medicine 2004 54(7):494-496; doi:10.1093/occmed/kqh099
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Occupational Medicine Vol. 54 No. 7 © Society of Occupational Medicine 2004; all rights reserved

Case Report

Rounded atelectasis in an asbestos exposed worker

A. Thompson, M. Wills and R. House

Occupational & Environmental Health Clinic, St Michael’s Hospital, Toronto, Canada.

The case history is presented of a 51-year-old electrical power worker with a history of asbestos exposure presenting with rounded atelectasis. No other radiological markers of asbestos exposure were present. A documented history of asbestos exposure and exclusion of other causes of rounded atelectasis led to the diagnosis of asbestos related rounded atelectasis. It is important to understand that rounded atelectasis can be an isolated finding due to asbestos exposure. This facilitates investigation of lung masses of unknown etiology and initiation of appropriate follow up of patients at risk for future development of more debilitating asbestos related pathology.

Keywords      Asbestos; lung mass; occupational lung disease; rounded atelectasis

Received       23 February 2004
Revised          6 June 2004
Accepted       10 June 2004

Correspondence to: A. Thompson, Occupational & Environmental Health Clinic, St Michael’s Hospital, 4th Floor, Shuter Wing, 30 Bond Street, Toronto, ON M5B 1W8, Canada. e-mail: aaron.thompson{at}utoronto.ca


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