If you or a loved one were diagnosed with asbestosis, you may be entitled to recover compensation from an asbestosis lawsuit case or asbestosis settlement claim.
A team of asbestos injury lawyers and class action attorneys is investigating potential lawsuit and settlement claims of individuals who were diagnosed with asbestosis.
Asbestosis is a chronic interstitial lung condition caused by exposure to asbestos fibers. Asbestosis a form of pulmonary fibrosis where the tissue of the lung becomes inflammed and scarred, making it difficult to breathe.
Asbestosis can lead to serious complications, including death. According to the Environmental Working Group, more than 1,200 asbestosis-related deaths occur each year in the United States.
Asbestosis Lawsuit Cases & Settlement Claims
Asbestosis lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of individuals who were diagnosed with asbestosis:
- Asbestosis
- Idiopathic interstitial pneumonitis from asbestos exposure
- Pulmonary fibrosis from asbestos exposure
- Other asbestos-related diseases
Asbestosis Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of asbestosis may include:
- Scar tissue in lungs
- Shortness of breath
- Dyspnea
- Persistent cough
- Wheezing
- Loss of appetite
- Weight loss
- Clubbed fingers or clubbed toes
- Fingertips or toes appear wider or rounder
- Chest pain
- Fatigue
- Crackling sound while breathing
- Pulmonary hypertension
- Cyanosis
- Cor pulmonale
- Lack of oxygen in blood
- Restrictive ventilatory defect
- Reduction in lung volume
- Other asbestosis symptoms
After asbestos fibers are inhaled they can get trapped in the lungs. The lungs try to remove the asbestos fibers via the immune system which causes inflamation and scarring. Asbestosis differs from pleural thickening in that asbestosis is a parenchymal disease that affects the interstitial of the lung (the area around the lung’s aveoli or air sacs).
Asbestosis Complications
Asbestosis complications can potentially include reduced lung volume, decreased lung compliance, impaired gas exchange, lung failure, heart failure, lung cancer, mesothelioma and/or death.
Asbestosis Treatment
Asbestosis is an irreversible disease (there is no cure, other than a lung transplant) and it typically gets worse over time. Asbestosis treatment typically focuses on addressing the symptoms of the disease (such as oxygen therapy, respiratory physiotherapy, nebulized medications, influenza vaccination, pneumococcal vaccination, etc.).
If you or someone you love were diagnosed with asbestosis, you may be entitled to compensation from an asbestosis lawsuit or settlement. Contact an injury lawyer to request a free case review
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