Difference between revisions of "Diffuse lung diseases"
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==Hypersensitivity pneumonitis== | ==Hypersensitivity pneumonitis== | ||
*AKA ''extrinsic allergic alveolitis'' | *AKA ''extrinsic allergic alveolitis'' | ||
===General=== | |||
*Exposure to stuffs... e.g. moldy hay - ''Farmer's lung'', atypical mycobacteria - ''hot tub lung''. | *Exposure to stuffs... e.g. moldy hay - ''Farmer's lung'', atypical mycobacteria - ''hot tub lung''. | ||
*Upper lung predominant disease ( | *Upper lung predominant disease. | ||
**Mnemonic ''FASSTEN'' - upper lung field: [[Farmer's lung]], [[Ankylosing spondylitis]], [[Sarcoidosis]], [[Silicosis]], Tuberculosis (miliary), [[Eosinophilic granuloma]], [[Neurofibromatosis]]. | |||
===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||