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
- chronic hypersensitivity 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
-<a href="/articles/chronic-hypersensitivity-pneumonitis">chronic h</a><a title="chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis" href="/articles/chronic-hypersensitivity-pneumonitis">ypersensitivity pneumonitis</a>- +<a href="/articles/chronic-hypersensitivity-pneumonitis">chronic h</a><a href="/articles/chronic-hypersensitivity-pneumonitis">ypersensitivity pneumonitis</a>
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- 5. Sharma N, Patel J, Mohammed TL. Chronic beryllium disease: computed tomographic findings. (2010) Journal of computer assisted tomography. 34 (6): 945-8. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181ef214e">doi:10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181ef214e</a> - <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21084914">Pubmed</a> <span class="ref_v4"></span>
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