Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs), also known as diffuse parenchymal lung diseases, are common lethal diseases, characterized by basilar patchy scarring and honeycombing that lead to chronic and progressive respiratory failure due to fibrosis in the lung. Here we describe a case of a 35-year-old...
摘要: Radiological time course of the patients with RA-ILD. Abbreviations: ILD: interstitial lung disease; NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia; RA: rheumatoid arthritis; UIP: usual interstitial pneumonia关键词: Honeycombing Interstitial lung disease Prognosis Rheumatoid arthritis Time course ...
honeycombingperibronchiolar metaplasiarheumatoid arthritisA 75-year-old, non-smoker female, with a 31-year history of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was referred to our hospital for examination of progressive interstitial lung disease (ILD). She had been diagnosed with ILD at the age of 72. Her ...
interstitial lung diseaseusual interstitial pneumonitisOBJECTIVE. We sought to evaluate specific CT criteria for the diagnosis of usual interstitial pneumonitis (UIP) in the absence of honeycombing. These criteria included peripheral reticulation and lobular distortion; some upper lobe involvement, but a ...