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pneumonitis

[‚nü·mə′nīd·əs]

(medicine)

Inflammation of the lung.

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Pneumonitis was distinguished from tracheobronchitis principally by bilateral changes on chest radiograph that appeared 1-3 weeks after onset of symptoms (DeNardi et al.

A reconsideration of acute beryllium disease

Radiation pneumonitis and pulmonary fibrosis in non-smal-cell lung cancer: Pulmonary function, prediction, and prevention.

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Several authors previously described bronchiolocentric fibroinflammatory changes, such as idiopathic bronchiolocentric interstitial pneumonia, centrilobular fibrosis, airwaycentered interstitial fibrosis, peribronchiolar metaplasia, and bronchiolitis interstitial pneumonitis. (64-68) These patterns seem to belong to the same spectrum but differ in detail in each series.

Update on Rare Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias and Rare Histologic Patterns

(2015), most of the radiation pneumonitis experienced by SABR patients is RTOG grade 1 or 2 and mostly asymptomatic, with less than 8% of patients experiencing grade 2 or greater radiation pneumonitis requiring intervention [6].

He was empirically treated with methylprednisolone and piperacillin/tazobactam for possible pneumonitis and infection.

An Extremely Rapid Case of Pneumonitis with the Use of Nivolumab for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

These are limited to bronchiectasis, eosinophilic pneumonia, pleural effusion, and suspected hypersensitivity pneumonitis [7, 8].

Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage Induced by Vaping

Several cases of lupus pneumonitis mimicking pneumonia are reported in the pediatric medical literature [12-14].

Pulmonary Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Mimicking a Pneumonia in a Postpartum Female

Our patient developed Grade 4 pneumonitis 6 weeks after nivolumab treatment, and the radiographic pattern was AIP/ARDS.

Severe Pneumonitis after Nivolumab Treatment Accompanied by Acute Pulmonary Embolism in a Patient with Lung Adenocarcinoma

Due to the transbronchial biopsy findings, combined with the recent initiation of ustekinumab, the patient was diagnosed with ustekinumab-induced hypersensitivity pneumonitis. He was treated with cessation of the biological therapy, topical emollients and topical steroids for eczema.

Stop Being So Sensitive: An Exceptionally Rare Report of Ustekinumab-Induced Sub-acute Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis/Bu Kadar Duyarli Olmaktan Vazgecin: Son Derece Nadir Gorulen Ustekinumab Kaynakli Subakut Hipersensitivite Pnomonisi Vakasi

In retrospective study of 63 patients with SLE Boulware and Hedgperth, looking for interstitial pneumonitis found 16 patients (25.4%) with ILD.

A STUDY OF PULMONARY MANIFESTATIONS IN SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS

Hydrocarbon pneumonitis. Pediatrics 1974;54(3):351-357.

Paraffin ingestion in children: rationalising antibiotic treatment

The American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society Statement on Update of the International Multidisciplinary Classification of the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias 2013 was used in the diagnosis and classification of ILD.11 Interstitial lung diseases were classified into different categories including IPF, non-specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP), hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP), cryptogenic organising pneumonia (COP), sarcoidosis, connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD) and other rare interstitial lung diseases depending upon the patient's clinical presentation, laboratory investigations, lung function tests, environmental exposures, radiological findings and pathological diagnosis if available.