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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
There are no | There are no specific changes associated with Chest Xray in Farmer's lung disaease. | ||
There can be reticular linear densities or small nodules. | |||
== Chest X-ray == | |||
Chest Xray changes can vary from non specific changes in interstitial structures to pulmonary alveolar fibrosis in chronic cases. | |||
* Reticular linear densities, or small nodules or both. | |||
* loss of lung volume | |||
* hyperinflation ( in chronic cases) | |||
* Stiff lungs-restricted volume in others. | |||
* Pleural changes can be seen somtimes | |||
* Hilar adenopathy in rare cases | |||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Needs content]] | [[Category:Needs content]] | ||
[[Category:Pulmonology]] | [[Category:Pulmonology]] | ||
[[Category:Immunology]] | [[Category:Immunology]] |
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Overview
There are no specific changes associated with Chest Xray in Farmer's lung disaease.
There can be reticular linear densities or small nodules.
Chest X-ray
Chest Xray changes can vary from non specific changes in interstitial structures to pulmonary alveolar fibrosis in chronic cases.
- Reticular linear densities, or small nodules or both.
- loss of lung volume
- hyperinflation ( in chronic cases)
- Stiff lungs-restricted volume in others.
- Pleural changes can be seen somtimes
- Hilar adenopathy in rare cases