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fibrosing alveolitis |
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fibrosing alveolitis [fī′brōsing] Etymology: L, fibra + alviolus, small hollow; Gk, itis, inflammation a severe form of alveolitis characterized by dyspnea and hypoxia. It occurs in advanced rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. X-ray films show thickening of the alveolar septa and diffuse pulmonary infiltrates. See also alveolitis. fibrosing alveolitis Pulmonology A progressive chronic inflammatory disease of adults–45 to 65, which later develops into diffuse interstitial fibrosis and honeycomb lung Prevalence 4/10,000; accounts for ±15% of honeycomb lung
disease Clinical Dry cough, dyspnea, clubbed fingers; FA progresses to respiratory failure and may produce cor pulmonale PFTs Restrictive changes Complications ↑ lung CA, often peripheral adenoCA How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Fibrosing Alveolitis Subcommittee of the Research Committee of the British Thoracic Society. Resting VE has been reported to be normal for patients with sarcoidosis and fibrosing alveolitis secondary to ILD. In common with the British Thoracic Society study of cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (CFA) (20), secondary causes of pulmonary fibrosis were excluded, and the terms ''pulmonary fibrosis'' and ''CFA'' were inclusive, covering all cases of apparently idiopathic disease and not IPF alone. |
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