[Table/Fig-2]:
Connective tissue disease |
Sjögren’s syndrome [13,14] Rheumatoid arthritis [15,16] Systemic lupus erythematosis [17,18] |
Other immunological disorders |
Evans Syndrome (Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia and immune thrombocytopenia) [19,20] Pernicious anaemia [21] |
Immunodeficiency |
AIDS, particularly in children [22] Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) [23,24] |
Infections |
Pneumocystis Jirovicci pneumonia [25] Legionella pneumonia [26] Active hepatitis [27] |
Interstitial lung diseases [24, 28–30] |
LIP Respiratory bronchiolitis-ILD (RB-ILD) Desquamative interstitial pneumonia (DIP) Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (COP) Granulomatous lymphocytic-ILD (GLILD) |
Airway inflammatory diseases [10,11] |
Bronchiectasis Asthma COPD |
Familial [31,32] |
Idiopathic (primary) |