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=[[Smoking]] associated disease=
=[[Smoking]] associated disease=
{{Main|Smoking}}
{{Main|Smoking}}
*RB = respiratory bronchiolitis.
*Respiratory bronchiolitis (RB).
*RBILD = [[respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease]].
*[[Respiratory bronchiolitis interstitial lung disease]] (RBILD).
*DIP = [[desquamative interstitial pneumonia]].
*[[Desquamative interstitial pneumonia]] (DIP).
*Eosinophilic granuloma (of lung) - [[AKA]] [[pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis]].
*Eosinophilic granuloma (of lung) - [[AKA]] [[pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis]].
*[[Smoking-related interstitial fibrosis]] (SRIF).


All of the above are assoc. with smoking.  RBILD & DIP are considered by many to be on a continuum, i.e. RBILD is early DIP.
All of the above are associated with smoking.  RBILD & DIP are considered by many to be on a continuum, i.e. RBILD is early DIP.


==Respiratory bronchiolitis==
==Respiratory bronchiolitis==
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=Eosinophilic pneumonia=
=Eosinophilic pneumonia=
Specific entities:<ref name=emedicine301070>[http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/301070-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/301070-overview]</ref>
Specific entities:<ref name=emedicine301070>[http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/301070-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/301070-overview]</ref>
*[[Churg-Strauss syndrome]].
*[[Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis]] (Churg-Strauss syndrome).
*Acute eosinophilic pneumonia.
*Acute eosinophilic pneumonia.
*Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
*Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
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