Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)


Etiology

Infection

Viral

Bacterial

Fungal

Parasitic

Neoplasm

Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis (HP) (see Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, [[Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis]])

Pneumoconiosis

Rheumatologic, Connective Tissue, and Autoimmune Disease

Pulmonary Infiltrates with Eosinophilia (see Pulmonary Infiltrates with Eosinophilia, [[Pulmonary Infiltrates with Eosinophilia]])

Unclassified Interstitial Lung Disease

Drug/Toxin


Diagnosis

Complete Blood Count (CBC) (see Complete Blood Count, [[Complete Blood Count]])

Urinalysis (see Urinalysis, [[Urinalysis]])

Immunoglobulin Levels

Serum Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Level (see Serum Angiotensin Converting Enzyme, [[Serum Angiotensin Converting Enzyme]])

Pulmonary Function Tests (PFT’s) (see Pulmonary Function Tests, [[Pulmonary Function Tests]])

General Radiographic Features

Normal Chest X-Ray (CXR) (see Chest X-Ray, [[Chest X-Ray]])

Upper Lung Zone-Predominance

Alveolar Filling Pattern

Preserved or Increased Lung Volumes

Honeycombing

Pneumothorax

Pleural Involvement

Hilar/Mediastinal Adenopathy

Eggshell Calcification of Lymph Nodes

Kerley B Lines

High-Resolution Chest CT (HRCT) (see High-Resolution Chest Computed Tomography, [[High-Resolution Chest Computed Tomography]])

High-Resolution Chest CT Patterns

BRONCHIOLAR TREE IN BUD

BRONCHIOLAR CENTR NODULES

High-Resolution Chest CT Patterns by Disease (see High-Resolution Chest Computed Tomography, [[High-Resolution Chest Computed Tomography]])

Bronchoscopy (see Bronchoscopy, [[Bronchoscopy]])

Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL)

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Recommendations for Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) in the Setting of Interstitial Lung Disease (Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2012) [MEDLINE]

Open Lung Biopsy-Pathologic Patterns

Granulomas (Arch Pathol Lab Med, 2010) [MEDLINE]

Diffuse Alveolar Damage (DAD)

Organizing Pneumonia

Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia

Non-Specific Interstitial Pneumonitis

Usual Interstitial Pneumonia

Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia (LIP) (see Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia, [[Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonia]])

Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Alveolar Proteinosis

Amyloid Deposition

Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage (DAH)


Summary of Features of the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias (American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society, 2013) (Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2013) [MEDLINE]

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Clinical Manifestations

Historical Elements

Pulmonary Exam Elements

Extrapulmonary Findings


References