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Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Silicosis is a fibrotic ... lung disease caused ... With disease progression ... Calcification (seen in CT ... #radiology #CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
chronic consolidation ... In chronic disease ... - Lung neoplasms ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Acute #Chronic
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
asbestosis), Silica (silicosis ... Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ... pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... Eosinophilic pneumonia: Acute ... , Chronic • Pulmonary
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
is a chronic interstitial ... lung disease with ... It is seen in silicosis ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #silicosis #clinical
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... or chronic illness ... nodular interstitial lung ... disease, that is ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Mnemonic S - Silicosis ... Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... Pneumoconioses - Silicosis ... aspergillosis - Chronic ... pulmonary edema in acute
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection • Pulmonary fibrotic ... Injection drug use • Silicosis ... • Chronic kidney ... and Culture • CXR ... • Check CXR and
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
infection • Pulmonary fibrotic ... Injection drug use • Silicosis ... • Chronic kidney ... and Culture • CXR ... • Check CXR and