Fibrothorax is fibrosis of the pleural space surrounding the lungs. It can have several causes including hemothorax, pleural effusion and tuberculosis. File:Pleural fibrosis & calcification.jpg|Pleural fibrosis & calcification. Dense pleural fibrosis with focal calcification seen here is the end result of organization of intrapleural inflammatory ... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibrothorax
(fi″bro-thor´aks) adhesion of the two layers of pleura, so that the lung is covered by a thick layer of stiff fibrous tissue (dry pleurisy; see pleurisy). It is often a consequence of traumatic hemothorax or of pleural effusion. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001