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Diffuse ground-glass nodules

Last revised by Adrià Roset Altadill on 29 Dec 2021

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Altadill A, Hacking C, et al. Diffuse ground-glass nodules. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 13 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-21205

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-21205

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21205

Article created:

9 Jan 2013, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

29 Dec 2021, Adrià Roset Altadill

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At the time the article was last revised Adrià Roset Altadill had no recorded disclosures.

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9 times, by 8 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

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Chest

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Synonyms:

Diffuse ground glass nodules in lung
Diffuse ground glass pulmonary nodules
Widespread ground glass nodules
Widespread ground glass nodules in lung
Widespread ground glass pulmonary nodules

Diffuse ground-glass nodules can arise from many causes. These include:

infection
- atypical infections (especially in immunosuppressed patients) ^1,3
  - pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
  - cytomegalovirus pneumonia
- pulmonary herpes simplex infection
- pulmonary respiratory syncytial viral infection
aspiration pneumonia ⁴
drug toxicity ^1,3
hypersensitivity pneumonitis
respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease (RBILD)
desquamative interstitial pneumonia ⁴
follicular bronchiolitis
diffuse panbronchiolitis
acute alveolar disease ¹
- cryptogenic organizing pneumonia - may not be a dominant feature
- diffuse alveolar hemorrhage ^1,2
- as an atypical presentation of pulmonary edema
pulmonary manifestations of sarcoidosis ^1,2
vaping associated lung disease ⁴
adenocarcinoma ²

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