Showing posts with label Usual Interstitial Pneumonitis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Usual Interstitial Pneumonitis. Show all posts

Sunday, 31 October 2010

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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