15 subjects (83%) had an abnormal CXR; the remainder had abnormalities on HRCT only. PMF was present in 9 cases (50%), one of whom was asymptomatic, and significant emphysema was present in 2 cases (11%). 60% of subjects with simple silicosis had normal spirometry and normal transfer ...
CXR before and after treatment. A CT scan of the chest showed diffuse heterogeneous opacification of the lungs centrally with sparing of the lung periphery consistent with a diagnosis of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. There were numerous small sub pleural nodules as well as mediastinal and hilar ...