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Smoking Related ILD Smoking related small airways upper lung fields interstitial changes fibrosis ILD restrictive lung disease impaired gas exchange 3 Major Groups Group 1 Respiratory bronchiolitis ILD (RB-ILD) Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH). Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis (DIP), and Group 2 Acute ILD smoking seems to have an important pathogenetic role, although to a lesser … Continue reading Smoking Related ILD →

Nutshell Cystic lung disease If there is an effusion with Cystic disease most likely LAM most likely chylous LAM is the only cystic lung disease that has an effusion PTX 40% Growth abnormality of smooth muscle occurring in women of childbearing age. and tuberous sclerosis growing throughout the lungs, airways – causing obstructive symptoms lymph … Continue reading 000 Lymphangioleiomyomatosis LAM →

Radiopedia  Up to Date infection pulmonary tuberculosis 3 pulmonary bacterial abscess/cavitating pneumonia post-pneumonic pneumatocele: a thin walled pneumatocele is not really a cavity but when infected can be thick-walled septic pulmonary emboli other rare infections  CCNAM pulmonary coccidioidomycosis pulmonary actinomycosis / thoracic actinomycosis pulmonary nocardiosis melioidosis pulmonary cryptococcosis 8 Inflammation non-infective granuloma granulomatosis with polyangiitis rheumatoid nodules Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia Sarcoidosis Neoplasm … Continue reading Nodules and Masses Cavitating Links on Web →

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  aka alveolar macrophage pneumonia a less angr brother to RB ILD Inflammatory pigmented intra-alveolar macrophages and giant sells in the alveioli Cause Mostly smokers 10-40% are non smokers inhalational toxic druga viral illness autoimmune diseases results Structural Path alveoli architecture maintained macrophages uniform diffuse Interstitium mild chronic inflammation CXR usually normal CT widespread patchy … Continue reading 000 Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia, DIP →