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Pleural thickening claims

Compensation for pleural thickening caused by exposure to asbestos

Background

Asbestos was extensively used for many different purposes both across industry and domestically during the 20th century. As we are now fully aware this posed a substantial risk to those exposed to the material.

Whilst the dangers of being exposed to asbestos have been known about for many decades it took far too long for action to be taken and industry was slow to react. Many people are now suffering with asbestos related industrial diseases.

Here we deal with Pleural Thickening:  

The pleura is a two-layered membrane which surrounds the lungs and lines the inside of the rib cage. Asbestos fibres inhaled into lungs work their way out to the pleura and may cause fibrosis or scarring to develop there.

The "thickening" that then occurs takes two forms:

Diffuse pleural thickening which extends over a large area and may restrict expansion of the lungs, leading to shortness of breath, and;

Pleural plaques which are more localised areas of thickening, that don’t usually affect breathing

See our asbestosis compensation pages for more information on related problems and read more on asbestos laws in the UK and the symptoms of exposure to asbestos

Many thousands of sufferers are being diagnosed each year and many may be entitled to both compensation and benefits from the DWP.  More on lung disease claims and mesothelioma claims

Call our helpline today to find out if you or a relative are able to claim no win no fee asbestos compensation

We can also deal with personal injury accident at work compensation

If your employer has failed to prevent or safeguard against your injuries then you may be entitled to make a claim.

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