Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Interstitial Pneumonia

  • Chapter
  • First Online:
Essential Radiology Review

  • 160 Accesses

Abstract

Interstitial pneumonia encompasses a diverse group of lung pathologies from acute to chronic, infectious to inflammatory. In all cases, the end result is thickening of the lung interstitium, the lacelike tissue supporting the alveoli.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
eBook
USD 16.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Gharib AM, Stern EJ. Radiology of pneumonia. Med Clin North Am. 2001;85(6):1461–91, x.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Müller N, Franquet T, Lee K, Silva C. (2007). Imaging of pulmonary infections. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN:078177232X.

    Google Scholar 

  3. Lange S, Walsh G. (2007). Radiology of chest diseases. Stuttgart: Thieme. ISBN:B005UG7V10.

    Google Scholar 

  4. Kiyama T, Mihara N, Honda O, et al. (2000) Acute Parenchymal Lung Disease in Immunocompetent Patients. American Journal of Roentgenology 174(6):1745–50.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Tazelaar HD, Wright JL, Churg A (2011) Desquamative interstitial pneumonia. Histopathology 58 (4):509–16.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  6. Hidalgo A, Falcó V, Mauleón S, et al. Accuracy of high-resolution CT in distinguishing between Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and non- Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in AIDS patients. Eur Radiol. 2003;13(5):1179–84.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA

    Rei Mitsuyama

Authors
  1. Rei Mitsuyama
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Rei Mitsuyama .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Manchester, CT, USA

    Adam E. M. Eltorai

  2. Providence, RI, USA

    Charles H. Hyman

  3. Warwick, RI, USA

    Terrance T. Healey

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2019 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this chapter

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this chapter

Mitsuyama, R. (2019). Interstitial Pneumonia. In: Eltorai, A., Hyman, C., Healey, T. (eds) Essential Radiology Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26044-6_33

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26044-6_33

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-030-26043-9

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-030-26044-6

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation