Holly Leaf sign

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Sagittal Radiograph of a retired pipe fitter experiencing early Asbestosis, showing the tell-tale holly leaf like edges of the calcified plueral plaques in their lungs. Early Asbestosis in a Retired Pipe Fitter.jpg
Sagittal Radiograph of a retired pipe fitter experiencing early Asbestosis, showing the tell-tale holly leaf like edges of the calcified plueral plaques in their lungs.

The holly leaf sign is a radiologic sign observed on chest radiographs that has been used to describe the appearance of pleural plaques typically resulting from asbestos exposure. The irregular margins of a calcified pleural plaque are known to resemble the spikey edges of a holly leaf. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Cugell, David W.; Kamp, David W. (2004). "Asbestos and the Pleura" . Chest. 125 (3): 1103–1117. doi:10.1378/chest.125.3.1103. ISSN   0012-3692.


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