Instersticial Lung Disease

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Instersticial Lung Disease

Instersticial Lung DiseaseJorge Agustn Andrade Coronado6.AIntroductionEnd-stage pulmonary fibrosis of unknown origin, taken from an autopsy in the 1980s

CausesInvestigationRole of radiology in the diagnosis of interstitial lung diseasePattern of opacitiesPatients withpneumocystis pneumonia can present with interstitial lung disease, as seen in the reticular markings on this APchest x-ray

A chest X-ray demonstratingpulmonary fibrosisdue toamiodarone.

Treatment