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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... Medication-induced ILD: Amiodarone ... Pneumonias: • ... Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ... pneumonia: Acute, Chronic
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - ... Pneumonia - fibrosis ... Radiaition • Drugs: Amiodarone ... Beomycin • Acute or Chronic ... Radiation Pneumonitis
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
pneumonitis The ... Fibrosis and parenchymal ... existing irreversible fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
HRCT as seen in fibrosis ... lung disease (i.e ... . fibrosis). ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Non specific interstitial ... pneumonitis (NSIP ... result of massive fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Lung Toxicity Summary ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... • Chronic toxicity ... (e.g., chronic ... interstitial pneumonitis
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... pneumonias (IIPs ... responses of the lung ... combinations of fibrosis ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Cicacitration atelectasis
Atelectasis can be the result of fibrosis of lungtissue.
This is seen after radiotherapy and in
the result of fibrosis ... radiotherapy and in chronic ... density of the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
BOOP • Type of interstitial ... malignancy and other interstitial ... pneumonias Cryptogenic ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
a patient with long ... diagnosis includes chronic ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant