What are the complications that may be associated with asbestosis?

What are the complications that may be associated with asbestosis?

Many people who have asbestosis have breathing trouble and a cough that doesn’t go away. In more severe cases, complications can be life-threatening.

Complications of asbestosis may include:

• Lung cancer: Cancer that develops inside your lungs. People who have asbestosis who smoke cigarettes have a higher risk of lung cancer.
• Malignant mesothelioma: Cancer that forms in the lining of your abdomen, chest or lungs.
• Respiratory failure: Your lungs can’t put enough oxygen into your blood, and carbon dioxide builds up in your tissues.
• Right-sided heart failure (cor pulmonale): The right side of your heart stops working correctly.