Pulmonary fibrosis

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• Synonyms

  • Lung fibrosis
  • Fibrosing alveolitis

• Causes

  • Interstitial pneumonitis
  • Pulmonary sarcoidosis
  • Goodpasture syndrome
  • Anti-DNA topoisomerase I antibody

• Effects

  • Fingernail clubbing
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Honeycomb lung
  • Chronic hypoxia
  • Fine inspiratory crepitations
  • Reticulonodular shadowing
  • Restrictive pulmonary disease
  • Egophony

• Parents

  • Fibrosis
  • Parenchymal lung disease

• Children

  • Apical lung fibrosis
  • Basal lung fibrosis
  • Unilateral lung fibrosis