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Diffuse Interstitial Lung Disease ‘AKA’ Diffuse Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis
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• Inflammation and thickening of the alveolar interstitium
• Injury to the alveolar epithelial or capillary endothelial cells = infiltration by immune cells • Progressive dyspnea and nonproductive cough |
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Sarcoidosis
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• An acute or chronic systemic disease
• Unknown cause • Development of multiple granulomas that affect multiple organs, most commonly the lymph nodes and lung tissue |
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Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
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• Lung tissue: inhale organic agents = Type III hypersensitivity reaction
• Mold, bird excrement, fungi (dehumidified water) • Granuloma formation = thicken alveoli • Fibrotic lung changes occur in advanced cases |
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Occupational Lung Diseases
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• Inhalation of toxic gases, atmospheric pollutants, and foreign particles
• Cola, silica, asbestos |
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Pneumoconiosis
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• Parenchymal lung disease
• Inhalation of inorganic dust particles - Anthracosis, Silicosis, Asbestosis • Lung fibrosis occurs as disease progresses • Hypoxemia in later stages of the disease |
