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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Diseases (ILD) ... disease (RB-ILD ... interstitial pneumonia (AIP ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #Diseases #ILD
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Cystic Lung Disease ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... Neurofibromatosis Type 1, ... Ehlers-danlos Syndrome ... nickmmark #Cystic #Lung
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
computerised tomography; ILD ... = interstitial lung ... disease; IPF = ... fibrosis; UIP = ... usual interstitial pneumonitis
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung ... diseases LIP ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD ... Comparison #Table #Pulmonary
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... Smoking related diseases ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... is seen in: - UIP
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
this should be 1° ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), • Pulmonary ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... #Diseases #ILD
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... responses of the lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
space disease ( ... or interstitial lung ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO #
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... to perfusion: 3:1) ... overperfused (ratio: 0.6:1) ... caused by a rigid chest ... Pulmonary Diseases
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
disease, idiopathic ... due to alveolar syndrome ... fibrotic alveolar syndrome ... artifact); (G) UIP ... Correlation #Table #ILD