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BASICS
Description
- A primary or secondary process of the lungs characterized by granulation-like tissue involving the distal airways and alveoli
- A specific reaction of lung tissue to a variety of injuries
- It may occur as patchy infiltrates, or it may be nodular or secondary to another lung disease.
- May also appear to be a migrating process.
- May have a gradual or sudden onset.
- Lungs show a pattern of multiple patchy pneumonia, which are seen on the chest X-ray (CXR) as patchy alveolar or ground-glass opacifications, with or without interstitial infiltrates; there may be air bronchograms as well.
- Most cases will respond to corticosteroids, which may have to be given for a year or more.
- Synonym(s): Intraluminal ...
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