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Pneumonitis, Causes of pneumonitis Causes of pneumonitis include: Pneumonia. Inhalation of foreign matter, usually of stomach contents when vomiting (aspiration ...
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Synonym: extrinsic allergic alveolitis In hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) - now the preferred term for extrinsic allergic alveolitis - th...
Toxicity varies with dosage; large acute exposures to elemental mercury vapour induce severe pneumonitis, which can be fatal. Low-grade chronic exposure to elemental or other forms of mercury...
Aspiration pneumonitis - non-obstetric emergency rate between 1 in 373 to 1 in 895. [ 6 ] Hypothermia.
Diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD), which occurs in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Pulmonary fibrosis of known cause is sometimes called inte...
Conditions that can cause this include Goodpasture's syndrome, pulmonary haemosiderosis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, lupus pneumonitis, pulmonary endometriosis, and broncholithiasis...
CXR may show lower zone lung infiltrates in interstitial pneumonia Complications Pneumonitis Hepatitis Myocarditis Meningoencephalitis Disseminated intravas...
Aspiration pneumonitis Aspiration pneumonitis (also called aspiration pneumonia) is a rare complication of surgery.
Drug toxicity : Acute interstitial pneumonitis may occur in 1-5% of patients treated with methotrexate (see 'Methotrexate-associated lung disease in rheumatoid arthritis', below)...
See the separate Occupational Asthma , Industrial Dust Diseases , Asbestos-related Diseases , Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis and Sick Building Syndrome articles. Hobbies and pets...
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: This happens when something you breathe into your lungs causes a reaction, which causes inflammation.
Larval migration may cause cough, dyspnoea, haemoptysis and eosinophilic pneumonitis (Löffler's syndrome). Differential diagnosis The differential diagnosis will depend on t...
This giant cell interstitial pneumonitis is contracted from inhaling the dust formed from the manufacture, utilisation or maintenance of hard metal, a material composed of tungsten carbide an...
Rarely, it may cause cardiac tamponade or acute pneumonitis. A pericardial friction rub may be heard. The typical sound of pericarditis is described as like the sound of boots walking over...
Cardiac dyspnoea. Pneumonitis from other causes: Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Smoke inhalation Gastro-oesophageal reflux Investigations Genera...
Rarely, there may be polymyositis, myocarditis, pericarditis, pneumonitis, hepatitis or encephalitis. Cases of severe, acute disseminated toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent patients, due to ...
The latter mechanism is involved in cases of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, aspergillus-induced asthma and hypersensitivity pneumonitis due to fungi (eg, maltworker's lung, farm...
Respiratory - pneumonitis, pulmonary emboli, pleural effusion and eosinophilic infiltrates. Skin - dermatitis, urticaria, papular rashes.
Agents and circumstances to avoid include decayed organic matter (eg, mulching, gardening, leaf raking, house demolition, as inhalation of fungal spores can result in fulminant pneumonitis), ...
However, aspiration may cause: Chemical pneumonitis: chemical irritation of the lungs, which may progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome and/or bacterial infection.