Abstract
The lungs and liver can be simultaneously involved in many infections, for instance, tuberculosis, brucellosis, Q fever, and histoplasmosis; granulomatous disease, such as sarcoidosis; and genetic anomaly, such as alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Autoimmune diseases may involve both organs. A disease may start in the lung but be diagnosed because of hepatic involvement (e.g., cancer from the lung) or the illness may start in the liver but be recognized because of the pleuro-pulmonary expression (e.g., amebiasis). Some of the common liver-lung relationships are described below (Table 35.1).
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(2006). Liver-Lung Relationship. In: Clinical Atlas of Interstitial Lung Disease. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-326-0_35
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