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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) ... ILD caused by inhalation ... Interstitial Pneumonias ... pneumonia (DIP) ... pneumonia (AIP)
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Diagnosis Algorithm Idiopathic ... Interstitial Pneumonia ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... #ILD #Causes #Differential
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... pneumonias (IIPs ... unknown cause and ... interstitial pneumonia ... #Idiopathic #Interstitial
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... pneumonia (AIP, ... named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis ... ) is a rare idiopathic ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
pneumonitis ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... ↑ ESR, CRP BAL ... pneumonitis
On the left a patient with GGO as dominant pattern.
In addition there is traction bronchiectasis indicating
This case is one ... interstitial pneumonia ... NSIP may be idiopathic ... collagen vascular diseases ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
An 86-year-old woman ... been treated for pneumonia ... neck (shown in video ... and spaces can cause ... and perivascular interstitium
Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) on Bronchoscopy 
BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE is a technique used in bronchoscopy for several diagnostic
— Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... often not helpful) Interstitial ... Lung Diseases ( ... ILDs) — and even