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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
• Idiopathic pulmonary ... fibrosis (IPF), ... : • Sarcoidosis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Systemic Sclerosis (Scleroderma)
Multi-system autoimmune disease characterized by vasculopathy and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs
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and progressive fibrosis ... Cardiac: myocardial fibrosis ... : ILD (interstitial ... #rheumatology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
Findings on Lung ultrasound ... patients with pulmonary ... fibrosis Elena ... #POCUS #Diagnosis ... #Signs
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
Sarcoidosis Stage ... LAD Stage 4 - Fibrosis ... Pulmonary: - ... #Diagnosis #Stages ... #Staging #Signs
Pulmonary Hypertension Groups - WHO Classification
Group I - Vascular remodeling of pulmonary arteries
 • Idiopathic, HIV,
Pulmonary Hypertension ... remodeling of pulmonary ... hypoxemia • COPD, ILD ... multifactorial • Sarcoidosis ... Classification #diagnosis
Galaxy Sign on Chest CT
 • Coalescent granuloma with a central dense mass and tiny peripheral
nodules • DDx: Sarcoidosis ... progressive massive fibrosis ... , active pulm T ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... increased B-cell activity ... lymphatic system 3) Fibrosis ... fibroblasts → fibrosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis - Staging

Stage 0 - NO SARCOIDOSIS
 • The patient presents with a normal x-ray.
Pulmonary Sarcoidosis ... There is no sign ... Stage Ill - PULMONARY ... FIBROSIS • There ... #Sarcoidosis #Pulmonary
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Interstitial Pneumonia - fibrosis ... Granulomatous - Sarcoidosis ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Lung #Diseases #ILD
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
fibrotic lesions ... Fungal infection • Sarcoidosis ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis