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
Mnemonic upper lobe fibrosis
A TEA SHOP
ABPA
Extrinsic
Ankylosing
Sarcoidosis
Histocytosis
Occupational
Pneumoconiosis worker'sworkers)
See also
-</ul><h4>Mnemonic upper lobe fibrosis </h4><h5>A TEA SHOP</h5><p><strong>ABPA</strong></p><p><strong>TB</strong></p><p><strong>E</strong>xtrinsic allergic alveolitis</p><p><strong>A</strong>nkylosing spondylitis</p><p><strong>S</strong>arcoidosis</p><p><strong>H</strong>istocytosis</p><p><strong>O</strong>ccupational (silicosis, berylliosis)</p><p><strong>P</strong>neumoconiosis (coal worker's)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><h4>See also</h4><ul>- +</ul><h4>Mnemonic upper lobe fibrosis </h4><h5>A TEA SHOP</h5><p><a title="Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis" href="/articles/allergic-bronchopulmonary-aspergillosis">Al</a><a href="/articles/allergic-bronchopulmonary-aspergillosis">lergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis</a></p><p><a title="Tuberculosis" href="/articles/tuberculosis">Tuberculosis</a></p><p><a title="Extrinsic allergic alveolitis" href="/articles/hypersensitivity-pneumonitis">Extrinsic allergic alveolitis</a></p><p><a title="Ankylosing spondylitis" href="/articles/ankylosing-spondylitis">Ankylosing spondylitis</a></p><p><a title="Sarcoidosis" href="/articles/sarcoidosis-1">Sarcoidosis</a></p><p><a title="Histiocytosis" href="/articles/histiocyte-society-classification-of-histiocytoses">Histiocytosis</a></p><p>Occupational (silicosis, berylliosis)</p><p><a title="Pneumoconiosis - general" href="/articles/pneumoconiosis">Pneumoconiosis </a>(coal workers)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><h4>See also</h4><ul>
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