Miscellaneous Interstitial Lung Diseases

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Abstract

This article discusses several rare forms of interstitial lung diseases including amyloidosis, light chain deposition disease, immunoglobulin G4-related disease, granulomatous-lymphocytic interstitial lung disease, exogenous lipoid pneumonia, and dendriform pulmonary ossification. These disorders can present with bilateral parenchymal infiltrates on chest imaging and be confused with more common forms of interstitial lung disease such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationEncyclopedia of Respiratory Medicine, Second Edition
PublisherElsevier
Pages475-485
Number of pages11
Volume3
ISBN (Electronic)9780081027240
ISBN (Print)9780081027233
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2021

Keywords

  • Amyloidosis
  • Common variable immunodeficiency
  • Dendriform pulmonary ossification
  • Immunoglobulin G4-related disease
  • Immunologic deficiency syndromes
  • Interstitial lung disease
  • Light chain deposition disease
  • Lipoid pneumonia
  • Lymphoid interstitial pneumonia
  • Pulmonary fibrosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medicine(all)

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