Table 3.
Radiologic findings of patients with hard metal lung disease
| CT features |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | CL Nodules | GGO | PTx | Other findings | Radiological diagnosis |
| 1 | + | − | − | Bronchial wall thickening | Bronchitis (DPB like) |
| 2 | + | + | − | Reticular opacities | Chronic IP, NOS (NSIP or UIP) |
| 3 | + | + | + | Subacute HP | |
| 4 | + | − | + | Subpleural curvilinear opacities | Subacute HP |
| 5 | + | + | − | Subacute HP | |
| 6 | − | + | − | Reticular opacities, consolidation | Interstitial pneumonia NOS |
| 7 | + | + | + | Subacute HP | |
| 8 | + | + | − | Traction bronchiectasis | Subacute HP |
| 9 | + | + | − | Subacute HP | |
| 10 | + | + | − | Reticular opacities, traction bronchiectasis | UIP |
| 11 | + | − | + | Subacute HP | |
| 12 | + | + | + | Subpleural curvilinear opacities | Chronic HP |
| 13 | + | + | − | Subacute HP | |
| 14 | + | + | − | Traction bronchiectasis, apical cap | Chronic HP |
| 15 | + | + | + | Traction bronchiectasis | Subacute HP |
| 16 | − | + | + | Subpleural/peribronchovascular consolidation, atelectasis, bulla | Upper lobe predominant IP or chronic IP NOS |
| 17 | + | + | − | Bulla, centrilobular emphysema | UIP |
| 18 | − | + | − | Reticular opacities | Chronic IP, NOS (NSIP or UIP) |
| 19 | + | + | − | Reticular opacities | Chronic HP |
CL, centrilobular; DPB, diffuse panbronchiolitis; GGO, ground-glass opacities; HP, hypersensitivity pneumonitis; IP, interstitial pneumonia; NOS, not otherwise specified; NSIP, non-specific interstitial pneumonia; PTx, pneumothorax; UIP, usual interstitial pneumonia.