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Review
. 2014 Aug;83(8):1461-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2014.04.024. Epub 2014 May 1.

Acute and subacute chemical-induced lung injuries: HRCT findings

Masanori Akira  1 , Narufumi Suganuma  2
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Review

Acute and subacute chemical-induced lung injuries: HRCT findings

Masanori Akira et al. Eur J Radiol. 2014 Aug.

Abstract

Lung injury caused by chemicals includes bronchitis, bronchiolitis, chemical pneumonitis, pulmonary edema, acute respiratory distress syndrome, organizing pneumonia, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, acute eosinophilic pneumonia, and sarcoid-like granulomatous lung disease. Each chemical induces variable pathophysiology and the situation resembles to the drug induced lung disease. The HRCT features are variable and nonspecific, however HRCT may be useful in the evaluation of the lung injuries and so we should know about HRCT features of lung parenchymal abnormalities caused by chemicals.

Keywords: Chemical; Chemical pneumonitis; High-resolution CT; Irritant gas.

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