Smoking Related Interstitial Lung Disease - High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) findings in 40 smokers

Smoking Related Interstitial Lung Disease - High Resolution Computed Tomography (HRCT) findings in 40 smokers

The aim of the study is to delineate the relation between cigarette smoking and the development of interstitial lung disease with declaration of the different types of the interstitial lung associated with smoking. HRCT was done on 40 smokers. All patients had thorough clinical assessment. Blood gas...

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Main Authors: Youssriah Yahia Sabri, Marian Fayek Farid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
CPFE combined pulmonary fibrosis with emphysema
DIP desquamative interstitial pneumonitis
IIP idiopathic interstitial pneumonia
IPF idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
PFT pulmonary function test
PLCH pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis
RB-ILD respiratory bronchiolitis ILD
SR-ILD smoking-related ILD
UIP usual interstitial pneumonia
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