Pleural pathology recognised as an occupational disease
Infectious pleural pathology , benign pleural disease or malignant pleural lesion can be recognised as an occupational disease.
All the tables of occupational diseases
Infectious pleural pathology
Table # 24 : brucellosis
- Pleurisy .
- Presence of liquid between the two layers of the pleura affects the ability to breathe well.
Tableau # 30
- Pathology caused by occupational exposure to asbestos .
Benign pleural diseases : table #30
Pleural plaques, calcified or not
- Pericardial plaques or pleural plaques,
- unilateral or bilateral,
- if they have been confirmed by computed tomography scan .
- This plaques are very characteristics if they are on diaphragmatic cupolae.
- The time limit compensation claim : 40 years.
Exudate pleurisy
- An exudate pleurisy can be compensated even if it is caused by a virus when the victim has been exposed to asbestos at work.
- The time limit compensation claim 35 years.
- Duration of the exposure : 5 years.
Visceral pleura becomes thicker
The asbestos fibre reachs the pleura
- thickening : diffuse or localised
- these lesions must beconfirmed by computed tomography scan
Malignant pleural lesions : table #30
- Primitive malignant mesothelioma of the pleura, the peritonium and the pericardium.
- The mesothelioma must be authenticated by a group of experts.
- The time limit compensation claim : 40years
Other primitive malignant tumours : table #30
- The time limit compensation claim : 40 years.
- Duration of the exposure 5 years.
You can also read the following posts :
- List of the French tables of occupational diseases ( General Social security system)
- Diseases of an occupational nature
- Definition of an occupational disease
- Description of a table of occupational disease
- Occupational disease compensation
- Professional redeployment after occupational disease
- Respiratory diseases recognised as occupational diseases
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