Series of rare lung diseases mimicking imaging patterns of common diffuse parenchymal lung diseases

Series of rare lung diseases mimicking imaging patterns of common diffuse parenchymal lung diseases

Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLDs) encompass a variety of restrictive and obstructive lung pathologies. In this article, the authors discuss a series of rare pulmonary entities and their high-resolution computed tomography imaging appearances, which can mimic more commonly encountered pattern...

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Main Authors: Kiran Batra, Riham Dessouky, Yasmeen M Butt, Vibhor Wadhwa, Jose R Torrealba, Craig Glazer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Amyloidosis
diffuse idiopathic pulmonary neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia
pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis
pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis
usual interstitial pneumonia
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2018;volume=35;issue=3;spage=231;epage=236;aulast=Batra
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Summary:Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLDs) encompass a variety of restrictive and obstructive lung pathologies. In this article, the authors discuss a series of rare pulmonary entities and their high-resolution computed tomography imaging appearances, which can mimic more commonly encountered patterns of DPLDs. These cases highlight the importance of surgical lung biopsies in patients with imaging findings that do not show typical imaging features of usual interstitial pneumonia.
ISSN:0970-2113
0974-598X

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