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
- allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
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chronic
extrinsic allergic alveolitishypersensitivity pneumonitis - histoplasmosis
- progressive massive fibrosis
- certain drug-induced lung disease
- carmustine (BCNU) chemotherapy 1
- ankylosing spondylitis
- pleuroparechymal fibroelastosis
Unilateral upper lobe fibrosis
The following disease processes can result in unilateral fibrosis, which may involve the upper lobe:
- radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis: if the upper lobes have been irradiated
- as a complication following lung transplantation 2,4
See also
-<li><a href="/articles/chronic-hypersensitivity-pneumonitis">chronic extrinsic allergic alveolitis</a></li>- +<li>
- +<a href="/articles/chronic-hypersensitivity-pneumonitis">chronic h</a><a title="chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis" href="/articles/chronic-hypersensitivity-pneumonitis">ypersensitivity pneumonitis</a>
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