Upper lobe pulmonary fibrosis
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Upper lobe predominant pulmonary fibrosis can be associated with a number of pathologies. These include
- cystic fibrosis - see pulmonary manifestations of cystic fibrosis
- pulmonary sarcoidosis
- Langerhans cell histiocytosis
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- pneumoconioses
- certain drug-induced lung disease
- Carmustine (BCNU) chemotherapy 1
- ankylosing spondylitis
- pleuroparechymal fibroelastosis
- as part of the spectrum of radiation
induced-induced pulmonary fibrosis- ii.e. if the radiation field was targeted towards the upper lobes. - as a complication following lung transplantation 2,4
See also
-<a href="/articles/cystic-fibrosis">cystic fibrosis</a> - see <a href="/articles/pulmonary-manifestations-of-cystic-fibrosis">pulmonary manifestations of cystic fibrosis</a>- +<a href="/articles/cystic-fibrosis">cystic fibrosis</a> - see <a href="/articles/cystic-fibrosis-pulmonary-manifestations-1">pulmonary manifestations of cystic fibrosis</a>
-<li><a href="/articles/pulmonary-and-mediastinal-manifestations-of-sarcoidosis">pulmonary sarcoidosis</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/sarcoidosis-thoracic-manifestations-2">pulmonary sarcoidosis</a></li>
-<li><a href="/articles/pulmonary-manifestations-of-tuberculosis">pulmonary tuberculosis</a></li>- +<li><a href="/articles/tuberculosis-pulmonary-manifestations-1">pulmonary tuberculosis</a></li>
-<li>as part of the spectrum of <a href="/articles/radiation-induced-pulmonary-fibrosis">radiation induced pulmonary fibrosis</a> - i.e. if the radiation field was targeted towards the upper lobes.</li>- +<li>as part of the spectrum of <a href="/articles/radiation-induced-pulmonary-fibrosis">radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis</a> i.e. if the radiation field was targeted towards the upper lobes.</li>
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