Honeycomb Lung Causes

Honeycomb Lung Causes (A-Z):

• Acute interstitial pneumonitis survivors
• Allergic alveolitis
• Bronchiectasis (cystic fibrosis)
• Collagen diseases (rheumatoid disease, scleroderma)
• Drug-induced (bleomycin, cyclophosphamide, nitrofurantoin)
• Eosinophilic granuloma
• Neurofibromatosis
• Non-specific interstitial pneumonitis (uncommonly)
• Pneumoconiosis (asbestosis)
• Sarcoidosis
• Usual interstitial pneumonitis

Image: Honycomb Lung by Ed Uthman on Wikipedia (Public Domain)

Tags: Acute Interstitial Pneumonitis - Allergic Alveolitis - Bronchiectasis - Collagen Diseases - Eosinophilic Granuloma - Interstitial Pneumonitis - Neurofibromatosis - Pneumoconiosis - Sarcoidosis - Usual Interstitial Pneumonitis
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