Pulmonary Infiltrate

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 Etiology 4 More General Terms 5 References

More Specific Terms

• pulmonary infiltrate in immunocompromised host

Introduction

• Infiltrates may be alveolar or interstitial.

Etiology

• acute (development in < 24 hours)

• bacterial pneumonia (C,P)*
• pulmonary hemorrhage (C)
• pulmonary embolism (C)
• pulmonary edema (C,P)
• leukoagglutinin reaction (P)
• viral pneumonia (P)

• influenza
• RSV

• chronic (development over several days-weeks)

• fungus (C, N)*
• nocardia (C, N)
• tumor (C)
• tuberculosis (C,N)
• Pneumocystis carinii (C, P, N)
• viral pneumonia (C, P)
• radiation (C, P)
• pharmacologic causes: (P)

• acyclovir
• amiodarone
• azathioprine
• bleomycin
• busulfan
• carmustine ( BCNU)
• chlorambucil
• cyclophosphamide
• melphalan
• methotrexate
• methysergide
• mitomycin C
• nitrofurantoin
• procarbazine
• sulfonamides

• * C = consolidation; P = perivascular, peribronchial; N = nodular

More General Terms

• sign/symptom

References

1. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 13th ed. Companion Handbook, Isselbacher et al (eds), McGraw-Hill Inc. NY, 1995, pg 829-39.
2. UpToDate 2003 [1]

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