RESUMEN
Radiologists have a critical role in the evaluation and diagnosis of suspected idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Accurate pattern identification on imaging is key in the multidisciplinary diagnostic process and frequently obviates the need for a surgical lung biopsy. In this review, we describe the clinical and imaging features of IPF in the context of recently revised international guidelines; contrast findings in other diseases that may inform differential diagnosis of fibrotic lung disease; and highlight common complications associated with pulmonary fibrosis.
Asunto(s)
Fibrosis Pulmonar Idiopática/diagnóstico por imagen , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X/métodos , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Humanos , Pulmón/diagnóstico por imagen , Tomografía Computarizada por Tomografía de Emisión de Positrones , RadiólogosRESUMEN
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is associated with significant chronic lung disease. The purpose of this paper was to describe the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings of CVID-associated lung diseases. These include airways' disease, interstitial lung disease, lymphoma, and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. In addition, a genetic syndrome termed Kabuki syndrome results in CVID-like immune abnormalities. These patients may also present with CVID-associated lung disease. Awareness and precise identification of CVID-associated lung disease may allow for better assessment of prognosis and direction of therapy.
Asunto(s)
Inmunodeficiencia Variable Común/complicaciones , Inmunodeficiencia Variable Común/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades Pulmonares/complicaciones , Enfermedades Pulmonares/diagnóstico por imagen , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X/métodos , Enfermedad Crónica , Inmunodeficiencia Variable Común/inmunología , Humanos , Pulmón/diagnóstico por imagen , Pulmón/inmunología , Enfermedades Pulmonares/inmunologíaRESUMEN
Asthma is one of the most common diseases of the lung. Asthma manifests with common, although often subjective and nonspecific, imaging features at radiography and high-resolution computed tomography. The primary role of imaging is not to make a diagnosis of asthma but to identify complications, such as allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, or mimics of asthma, such as hypersensitivity pneumonitis. This article reviews the imaging features of asthma as well as common complications and mimics.