Occupational lung disease x ray
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Hadeel Maksoud M.D.[2]
Overview
A chest x-ray is the cornerstone of diagnosis in occupational lung disease. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of occupational lung disease include pleural thickening, Pleural plaques, pleural abnormalities, calcification, small or large opacities, costophrenic angle obliteration, atelectasis, pneumothorax, parenchymal bands, enlarged hilar or mediastinal lymph nodes, bullae and granulomata.
X Ray
- A chest x-ray is the cornerstone of diagnosis in occupational lung disease. Findings on an x-ray suggestive of occupational lung disease include:
- Pleural thickening
- Pleural plaques
- Pleural abnormalities
- Calcification
- Small or large opacities
- Costophrenic angle obliteration
- Atelectasis
- Pneumothorax
- Parenchymal bands
- Enlarged hilar or mediastinal lymph nodes
- Bullae
- Granulomata
- An x-ray may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of occupational lung disease, which include:
- Pulmonary edema
- Pneumothorax
- Pleural effusion
X-ray findings for specific etiologies
Silicosis
- Multiple, small rounded opacities
- Predilection to dorsal aspect of upper lobe
Coal worker's pneumoconiosis
- Small, irregular opacities coalesce to indicate progressive massive fibrosis
Asbestosis
- Predilection to lower lobes
- Fine and coarse linear, peripheral, reticular opacities
Berylliosis
- Multiple, rounded opacities with or without calcification
- Architectural distortion
- Loss of lung tissue volume
- Shadows
- Upper lobe predominance
- Chronic berylliosis shows emphysema with bulla formation
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
- Starts at the lower lobes and moves progressively upwards
- Reticular opacities with honeycombing
