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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... • Radiation pneumonitis ... Pneumonias: • ... Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ... #diagnosis #differential
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ... computerised tomography; ILD ... = interstitial ... ; UIP = usual interstitial ... pneumonitis
Schematic classification of interstitial lung diseases according to aetiology. The finding of histological usual interstitial pneumonitis
classification of interstitial ... pneumonitis in ... idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ... pneumonitis. ... 2/146.long #ILD
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Lung Disease - Differential ... Pneumonia - fibrosis ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... Lung #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... - Differential ... Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis ... BrighamChiefs #ILD ... #Diagnosis #interstitial
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Thickening of the interstitium ... HRCT as seen in fibrosis ... disease (i.e. fibrosis ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #GroundGlass #Differential
HRCT findings in UIP
Honeycombing consisting of multilayered thick-walled cysts.
Architectural distortion with traction bronchiectasis due to fibrosis.
Predominance
bronchiectasis due to fibrosis ... Mild mediastinal ... lymphadenopathy #Clinical #Radiology ... UsualInterstitialPneumonitis #Usual #Interstitial ... #Pneumonitis #ILD
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
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
CT Patterns - Differential ... Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... #CT #Patterns #Differential ... Diagnosis #pulmonary #radiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... pneumonias (IIPs ... combinations of fibrosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD