A Review of the Modern Literature
Author Year of publication Location Implant Study design N: op; nonop patients Timing of operation Outcome Findings (op vs. nonop) Ahmed and Mohyuddin 1995 United Arab Emirates K-wire Retrospective cohort…
Interstitial Lung Disease in Connective Tissue Diseases Other Than Systemic Sclerosis
A patient is classified as having SLE if he satisfies 4 of the clinical and immunologic criteria used in the SLICC classification criteria, including at least one clinical criterion and…
Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener’s Granulomatosis)
1990 American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for Wegener’s granulomatosis For purposes of classification, a patient shall be said to have Wegener’s granulomatosis if at least 2 of these 4…
The Syndrome of Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema
Fig. 22.1 CPFE syndrome at chest CT in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (male, smoker). (a) upper lobes showing centrilobular and paraseptal emphysema; (b) mid regions of the lungs, showing…
Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis and Smoking-Related Interstitial Lung Diseases
Fig. 28.1 Skull X-ray of a patient affected by PLCH. It shows two little osteolytic bone lesions easier to recognize in the lateral skull radiograph Another important extrapulmonary complication is…
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
Eosinophilic lung disease of undetermined cause Idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonias Idiopathic chronic eosinophilic pneumonia Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Churg–Strauss syndrome) Hypereosinophilic syndrome Idiopathic hypereosinophilic obliterative bronchiolitis Eosinophilic…
Lymphoproliferative Lung Disorders
Clinical entity Clinico-pathologic key points Main CT scan features Main Diagnostic step(s) Therapeutic options Follicular bronchitis/bronchiolitis Background of autoimmunity (Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sjogren…) Small nodules (centrilobular/broncocentric) bronchial wall thickening Surgical biopsy…
Non-specific, Unclassifiable, and Rare Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia: Acute Interstitial Pneumonia, Respiratory Bronchiolitis Interstitial Pneumonia, Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia, Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia
Fig. 23.1 Chest radiograph from a patient with acute interstitial pneumonia demonstrating diffuse bilateral infiltrates without focal consolidation Fig. 23.2 High resolution computed tomography images from the upper (panel a)…
“Diffuse Bronchiectasis of Genetic Origin”
Examples of known causes Disorders of mucociliary clearance Cystic fibrosis Primary ciliary dyskinesia Young’s syndrome Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency Primary immunodeficiency Hypogammaglobulinaemia Common variable immunodeficiency X-linked agammaglobulinemia IgA deficiency…
Exogenous Lipoid Pneumonia
Fig. 19.1 CT scan (mediastinal window). Hypodense bilateral condensations in the lower lobes (arrows). The low density can be measured (not available measure for this section) or evaluated relative to…
