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Interstitial Lung Disease
Interstitial Lung Disease
Silicosis
• Radiographic findings
on chest x-ray can
consist of bilateral
consolidation
and/or ground glass
opacities, which tend to
appear in perihilar
regions.
Siliscosis ( Cont..)
Asbestosis
• There are no
pathognomonic
radiological features
specific for asbestosis 1.
Chest radiograph may
show irregular opacities
with a fine reticular
pattern. Additional
evidence of asbestos
exposure such as calcified
or noncalcified pleural
plaques may be evident.
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
• In population-based studies, the sensitivity
of chest radiography for detection of this
disease is relatively low 1. Many patients
may indeed have normal radiographs 3.