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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
pneumonia (DIP), Acute ... polyangiitis, Eosinophilic ... pneumonia: Acute ... , Chronic • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
, Pneumonitis, ACEi ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Malignancy: Lung ... Diagnosis #Schema #Acute ... #Chronic #Differential
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Acute Eosinophilic ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
intersitial space Infection ... , Beomycin • Acute ... or Chronic Radiation ... Pneumonitis - 4 ... #Diseases #ILD
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
cancers, including lung ... children with acute ... shows numerous eosinophils ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
toxicity (e.g., acute ... • Chronic toxicity ... (e.g., chronic ... failure - Infectious ... Exclusion of other ILDs
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
Classification: • Acute ... permanent alopecia Differential ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... lupus pneumonitis ... with Lupus: • Chronic