Collagen vascular disease in the lungs
Collagen vascular disease in the lungs
Collagen vascular disease in the lungs
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CXR Infiltrates <strong>in</strong> CVD<br />
Causes o<strong>the</strong>r than CVD-ILD:<br />
• Infections<br />
• bacterial<br />
• PCP<br />
• fungal<br />
• Aspiration (esp. SSc, PM/DM)<br />
• Fluid overload<br />
• cardiac<br />
• renal<br />
• Drug reactions<br />
• methotrexate (0.5-12% of RA patients)<br />
• cyclophosphamide<br />
• MoAbs<br />
• Malignancy<br />
• Lung cancer (esp. BAC)<br />
• Lymphoma ( esp. NHL)