Side Effects Of Asbestos Poisoning

In addition to lung cancer and mesothelioma asbestos exposure can also cause cancer of the larynx and ovary.

Side effects of asbestos poisoning. Asbestosis signs and symptoms may include. More symptoms of asbestos poisoning. Although the severity and frequency of symptoms can vary among patients at the time of diagnosis the most common asbestosis symptoms include. Long term inhalation of asbestos fibres also increases the risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma.

Fortunately these side effects of asbestos exposure symptoms are temporary. Instead health problems from the exposure such as lung cancer show up after many years. There are other side effects of asbestos exposure symptoms. Signs of mesothelioma may not appear until 30 to 40 years after exposure to asbestos.

It can be fatal if the person is exposed to asbestos continuously. Following are some symptoms caused by mesothelioma. Asbestos poisoning can occur when asbestos fibres are inhaled or ingested. The effects of asbestos poisoning asbestosis mesothelioma lung cancer etc can take as long as forty years to occur.

Other symptoms include pain around the rib cage problems breathing a cough pain or lumps in the belly fatigue and constipation. People are more likely to experience asbestos related disorders if they. People who have this kind of rare cancer were typically exposed. Common side effects include immune system disorders infections ear infections and even short term memory loss.

Lung cancer may start as a nagging cough shortness of breath or wheezing that doesn t go away. Are exposed to high concentrations of asbestos. Enlargement of the heart can also occur as an indirect effect from the increased resistance of blood flow through the lungs. Swelling in the neck or face difficulty swallowing blood in sputum crackling sound when breathing shortness of breath hypertension finger deformity loss of.

Shortness of breath a persistent dry cough loss of appetite with weight loss fingertips and toes that appear wider and rounder than normal clubbing chest tightness or pain. Asbestos exposure may also increase the risk of asbestosis an inflammatory condition affecting the lungs that can cause shortness of breath coughing and permanent lung damage and other nonmalignant lung and pleural disorders including pleural plaques changes in the membranes surrounding the lung pleural thickening and benign pleural effusions abnormal collections of fluid between the thin layers of tissue lining the lungs and the wall of the chest cavity.