Upper lobe pulmonary fibrosis

Last revised by Arlene Campos on 11 Jan 2024

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Knipe H, Baba Y, et al. Upper lobe pulmonary fibrosis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-25736

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-25736

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/25736?iframe=true

rID:

25736

Article created:

5 Nov 2013, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

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

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Last revised:

11 Jan 2024, Arlene Campos ◉

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At the time the article was last revised Arlene Campos had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

13 times, by 12 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Sections:

Gamuts

Synonyms:

Upper lobe lung fibrosis
Upper lobe predominant pulmonary fibrosis
Upper lobe predominant lung fibrosis
Upper lobe fibrotic lung disease
Bilateral upper lobe fibrosis - causes
Bilateral upper lobe fibrosis
Bilateral upper lobe fibrosis (differential)

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, e.g. silicosis
allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
hypersensitivity pneumonitis
histoplasmosis
progressive massive fibrosis
certain drug-induced lung disease, e.g. 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

Mnemonics

A TEA SHOP

A: allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
T: tuberculosis
E: extrinsic allergic alveolitis
A: ankylosing spondylitis
S: sarcoidosis
H: histiocytosis
O: occupational (silicosis, berylliosis)
P: pneumoconiosis (coal workers)

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