Difference between revisions of "Diffuse lung diseases"

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They are a subgroup of the [[medical lung diseases]].

Diffuse lung disease is the preferred term, as some diseases lumped into this group have involvement of the alveoli, i.e. are not interstitial. Also, some DLDs are not considered idiopathic, e.g. [[~~LIP~~]] is caused by [[smoking]].

Diffuse lung disease is the preferred term, as some diseases lumped into this group have involvement of the alveoli, i.e. are not interstitial. Also, some DLDs are not considered idiopathic, e.g. [[DIP]] is caused by [[smoking]].

An introduction to pulmonary pathology is found in the ''[[pulmonary pathology]]'' article.

Difference between revisions of "Diffuse lung diseases"

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 They are a subgroup of the [[medical lung diseases]].
-Diffuse lung disease is the preferred term, as some diseases lumped into this group have involvement of the alveoli, i.e. are not interstitial. Also, some DLDs are not considered idiopathic, e.g. [[LIP]] is caused by [[smoking]].
+Diffuse lung disease is the preferred term, as some diseases lumped into this group have involvement of the alveoli, i.e. are not interstitial. Also, some DLDs are not considered idiopathic, e.g. [[DIP]] is caused by [[smoking]].
 An introduction to pulmonary pathology is found in the ''[[pulmonary pathology]]'' article.