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- Interstitial (in-tur-STISH-ul) lung disease describes a large group of disorders, most of which cause progressive scarring of lung tissue. The scarring associated with interstitial lung disease eventually affects your ability to breathe and get enough oxygen into your bloodstream.
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Apr 25, 2023 · Interstitial (in-tur-STISH-ul) lung disease describes a large group of disorders, most of which cause progressive scarring of lung tissue. The scarring associated with interstitial lung disease eventually affects your ability to breathe and get enough oxygen into your bloodstream.
Apr 25, 2023 · In interstitial lung disease, progressive lung can cause permanent breathing problems. Learn the causes, including many toxins in the environment. This content does not have an English version.
Nov 12, 2020 · Infiltrate describes an abnormality on chest X-ray which looks like something is in the lung that shouldn’t be there. An infiltrate is usually whiter then the surrounding lung and not well defined.
Acute exacerbation (AE) represents punctuated decline in respiratory function (less than 30 days) with new and superimposed infiltrates in the setting of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The exclusion of secondary causes, including performance of bronchoscopy or tracheal aspirate to assess infection, is key to diagnosis.
Jun 25, 2024 · Persistent pulmonary infiltrate results when a substance denser than air (e.g., pus, edema, blood, surfactant, protein, or cells) lingers within the lung parenchyma. Nonresolving and slowly resolving pneumonias are the most common broad categories of persistent pulmonary infiltrate.
Diffuse alveolar infiltrates occurring acutely are usually due to pneumonia, pulmonary edema, acute respiratory distress syndrome, pulmonary hemorrhage, aspiration, or drug reactions. 12,13 Less commonly encountered are acute hypersensitivity pneumonitis, 14 acute eosinophilic pneumonia, 18 and cryptogenic organizing pneumonia. 20,21 In ...
Dec 14, 2018 · Sjögren Syndrome. Sjögren syndrome is characterized by CD4 T-cell infiltration of lacrimal and salivary glands, increased interferon-γ and interleukin-2 production, and abnormal B-cell activation, resulting in autoantibody production, hypergammaglobulinemia, and increased risk of lymphoma.
