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'''Restrictive lung diseases''' are a category of [[respiratory disease]] characterised by a loss of [[Pulmonary compliance|lung compliance]],<ref name="emedicineRLD">{{cite web |url= http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2012.htm|title= Restrictive Lung Disease|accessdate=2008-04-19 |author= Sharma, Sat|date= |work= |publisher=}}</ref> causing incomplete lung expansion and increased lung stiffness. | '''Restrictive lung diseases''' are a category of [[respiratory disease]] characterised by a loss of [[Pulmonary compliance|lung compliance]],<ref name="emedicineRLD">{{cite web |url= http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2012.htm|title= Restrictive Lung Disease|accessdate=2008-04-19 |author= Sharma, Sat|date= |work= |publisher=}}</ref> causing incomplete lung expansion and increased lung stiffness. |
Revision as of 13:07, 7 March 2009
Restrictive lung disease | |
ICD-9 | 518.89 |
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eMedicine | med/2012 |
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Overview
Restrictive lung diseases are a category of respiratory disease characterised by a loss of lung compliance,[1] causing incomplete lung expansion and increased lung stiffness.
Complete Differential Diagnosis for Restrictive Lung Disease
- Abestosis
- Anklosing Spondylitis
- Bagassosis
- Berylliosis
- Bird Fanciers Lung
- Dermatomyositis
- Drug treatments
- Farmers Lung
- Fibrothorax
- Hard Metal Fibrosis
- Idiopathic kyphosis
- Interstitial Pneumonia
- Interstitial pneumonitis
- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
- Massive Pleural Effusion
- Mushroom Worker Lung
- Myopathy
- Myositis
- Obesity
- Phrenic neuropathy
- Pneumoconiosis
- Polymyositis
- Pulmonary Vasculitis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Sarcoidosis
- Scleroderma
- Silicosis
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Talc
References
- ↑ Sharma, Sat. "Restrictive Lung Disease". Retrieved 2008-04-19.