ILD Flashcards
IPF definition
Progressive fibrosis interstitial pneumonitis of unknown cause
Prev 30,000 in uk
IPF histology
Alveolar injury
Fibroblastic foci with neutrophils
Mesenchymal cells
Architectural distortion
Interspersed normal lung
CT IPF
Def UIP
Subpleural basal predominance
Reticulation
Traction Bronchiectasis
Honeycombing
Architectural distortion and volume loss = propeller blade
No GG
Ix IPF
Ear and crp raised
RHF and anca raised
Restrictive pft with reduced TLCO
Incidence IPF
14 in 100,000
Men
55-70
Prognosis only worse in lung and pancreatic ca
Treatment evidence (QoL Dyspnoea ET survival)
Strong LTOT nintedanib and pirfenidone
Weak steroids acute IPF, gord treatment, PR
Treatment IPF
PR
LTOT
Cough suppressant
Pirfenidone
Antifibrotic stops collagen synthesis by targeting tgf a and b
Fvc 50-80
Se rash gi headache
CI if egfr below 30. Pregnancy or bf. Child Pugh C. Smoking
Stop fvc falls 10% in 12m
Nintedanib
TKI inhibits platelet derived gf and vegf
Fvc 50% and above
Se diarrhoea, weight loss and bleeding
CI mi 6m. Unstable angina. Smoking. Pregnant. Soy allergy
Dose 150mg bd
Increase survival 38% and reduces exacerbation
Stopping fibrotic
Fvc increase 10% to 2nd
Still progress bsc
Benefit
Reduce FVC dropping
Nintedanib survival
No change symptoms
Drug induced ILD
Ild
NF hp, amiod pmeumonitis or cop, bleo fibrosis
Airway
Bb penicillamine
Acei cough
Pleural
Bb NF Mtx phenytoin sv
Ptx
Bloem
VTE phenytoin
Fibrosing mediastinitis ergot alkaloids
Haemorrhage Mtx NF penicillamine contrast
Radiation
Chronic Eo pneumonia few
OP
Migratory areas atypical consolidation beyond radiotherapy field
Mx pred
Pneumonitis
Radiological change without symptoms
Diffuse alveolar damage and vascular fibrosis
Pred 70mg
Worse pg with chemo fibrosis
Better pg smoking
NSIP
40s
CT
Ground glass predominant
Basal
Subpleural sparing ***
Homogenous
No honeycombing or traction Bronchiectasis or reticulation
1 Cellular
2 Inflammation and fibrotic
3 or fibrotic Hx
Bal lymphocytic
Bx except in CTD Ild
Restrictive reduced TLCO
Causes CTD drugs infection HIV bmt chemo
Worse prog
drop fvc 10% in 6m or TLCO 15% in 6m
Fibrotic
Pred then aza or MMf
5 year survival more than 50%
Cellular better pg
OP
Months onset
Alveoli plugged granulation tissue extends to bronchioles without architectural distortion
Cause infection drugs CTD cancer bmt pulmonary infarction
Drugs amio ifn minicycline ritux statin
Ct
Consolidation Subpleural and basal atol sign
Nodules
Reticulation poor prognosis
CTD basal finger like projection
Pft rest
Good prognosis
Pred 30-90mg and wean
Severe I’ve methylpred then cycle or aza
AIP
Acute diffuse alveolar damage
Few weeks onset after viral illness
CT
Diffuse patchy gg change +- consolidation.
Can develop fibrosis
Spares CT angles
Hx
Hyaline membrane /oedema / alveolar septal thickening
Honeycombing
Mx
Treat infection
I’ve methylpred
Itu
50% mortality
Hypersensitivity PNEUMONITIS
Organic substance inhaled then IR sensitised causes lung damage
Lots of antigen acute reversible
Low dose antigen chronic
Granuloma loose ass lymphocyte
Genetic pred
Dx symptoms inc systemic
Repeated inhalation 1-3 microns
Sensitised hyper responsive pt
Exaggerated response
JOBS: gardening mould**, farmers hay, hot tub, bird fancier
Type 3 and 4 immune mediated so TC mediated granuloma bronchi and alveoli
T3 subacute IgG deposition and T4 chronic
OE
-Squeaks ALVEOLITIS pathopnemonic HP
- clubbing
Inflammatory
Fibrotic
Hx
Bronchiolitis
non caseating granuloma
Ct
1) Acute micro nodules/GGo bronchocentric upper lobe/ mosaicism with apical sparing and med LAN; axial
2) Chronic I’ll defined centrilobular nodules /GGO /mosaicism /retic w traction BRe w honeycombing TOP lung/ CT MOSAICISM WITH THREE DENSITY SIGN (nodules w GG w air trap same lobe); UPPER LOBE
Thermophilic actinomycete hay
MOULD fungi
Asp clavitus bakery malt worker
MAC hot tub
Bird protein feather
Drugs amio mtx nf chemo
IgG to antigen exposure
BAL lymphocytes more than 25% (>50% diagnostic cellular). Normal fibrotic
Cd4 to cd8 less than 4
Gold standard BAL and TBB Bx necrotising loose granuloma
Lung function acute rest, chronic can be either or both
Mx
1) antigen avoidance esp inflam
2) Pred esp chronic indication significant impairment and symptoms or fibrosis. Pred 0.5mg/kg and taper 1m. Not evidence based
3) MMF or Aza ; indication worse lft on pred wean
4) RTX not licenced
Indication pred and ISS
TLCO <60% w symptoms
Any fibrosis
Pg poor chronic
UCSF non standardised questionnaire (exposures)
DIP
Pigmented macrophages in alveolar space
Progresses from RB ILd
Rare
Weeks to months
Clubbing
Smokers or drugs NF or CTD or dust
30-50
CT
GGO lower peripheral
Mild retic and Honeycombing but mild
Cyst rare
BAL pigmented macrophages alveolar spaces
Mx
Stop smoking
Pred
RB ILD
Pigmented machrophages in smokers
Years onset
Smokers
Over 30
Male 2x
CT
Centrilobular nodules
GGO
Thick walled airway
Ass centrilobular emphysema
UL
Hx pigmented macrophages terminal bronchi
Pg good
Mx stopping smoking only evidence based
LIP
Lymphoid infiltrates and lymphoid hyperplasia
CTD sjogren***
HIV CVID
PCP hep b
AI
Phenytoin
Association. Myasthenia
Years onset with Resp sx and weight loss
Rare
Increased ig
CT
GGO
Nodules
Reticulation
Med LAN
<3cm cysts throughout inc Subpleural
nodules centrilobular
BAL lymphocytes
Bx
Alveolar separation
Lymphoid hyperplasia
Mx steroids
Eosinophilia lung disease
Raised Eo with CT infiltrates
Asthma ABPA
Poorly controlled asthma
Positive RAST raised IgG prec
Central Bre
Steroid then itrac
Pulmonary Eo
Larvae cross to lungs cause allergy
Resp and constitutional sx
Pulmonary infiltrates
Eo sputum and stool
Albendazole then steroid
Tropical plum Eo
HS to wucheria cross into blood or lymph enter lungs
Weeks to months Resp and systemic relapse remit
Mid zone lung mottled. Cavitation. Effusion
Raised Eo blood.
BAL Eo and Eo Hx
Obs spiro
Filaricide mx
Chronic Eo pneumonia
Sob Haemoptysis asthma fever weeks to months
Middle aged women
Sputum Eo but normal bloods
Ct peripheral consolidation opposite pulm oedema
Bal over 60% Eo
Steroids 6m as 50% relapse
Acute Eo pneumonia Dx:
1 week unwell
Febrile hypoxia
Young men
Alveolar infiltrate GGO and effusion
Normal Eo
Bal Eo more than 25%
Steroids response
No relapse
Hyper Eo syndrome
Weeks to months itching /Resp systemic /cardiac /CNS /GIT /etoh intolerance - Eo tissue infiltration
Eosinophilia over 1.5, IgE high
Cxr infiltrates
CT interstitial infiltrates w effusions
Pred 50% response rest cyclo Aza
EGPA
Drug induced
Pulm vessel wall damage due to drug reaction
Rash and Resp
CT shadowing in hours lasts weeks after
Eo tissues on bx
Cause Mtx nsaid penicillin phenytoin NF cocaine carbamazapine
Mx stop and severe steroids
Alveolar microlithiasis
Diffuse calcified microlith in alveolar space
Mutation SLC34AZ
AR
Issue type 2 alveolar cells so caphos in alveoli
20-30s
Sob to Resp failure
Micro nodules bases
Restrictive
Lung tx
Amyloidosis
Extracellular deposition low molecular protein insoluble fibrils so crystal formation
AL cause MM, heart, kidney, GI, BM
AA chronic inflammation eg RA and infection
DA b2 microglobulin dialysis
Presentation
Laryngeal nodule
Trachea bronchial amyloid
Parenchymal nodule Subpleural and bilateral with cavity
Med LN
Pleural effusion
Diaphragm
TBB vs VATS
BMT
Restrictive reduced TLCO
Localised laster
Diffuse chemo
Hereditary haemorrhagic telengiectasia
1 in 8000
Epistaxis GI pulm haemorrhage
AD ENG or ACRL1 or SMAD4 gene
Risk phtn or VTE
Symptomatic treatment
If iron
VTE mx
AVM IR or surgeons
Pulmonary AVM
Abnormal blood vessels replace low resistance pulm capillaries
Abnormal connection so continuous RtL shunt, sv bypass pulmonary circulation
Ch 9
TGFB gene
Most due to HHT
Orthodoxia fall Sats sit up or platypnoea sob when sit up
Telengiectasia
Ct mass
Hypoxia on standing
Echo
Angiography
Risk 25% paradoxical emboli so stroke /MI /cerebral or peripheral abscess
10% pregnancy haemorrhage
CX
Pulmonary haemorrhage embolism IR reduce shunt and improve hypoxia or sx
Stroke aspirin and thrombolysis not advised no data
Cerebral abscess
Screen with CT diagnostic
HHT or first degree family pavm
Mx all refer embolisation unless CI (relative pregnancy or PH or renal impairment)
Re LTOT no alveolar hypoxia so only if symptomatic
Prophylactic Abx dental or endoscopic or surgical
Treatment pre pregnancy as 1% risk death haemorrhage
Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
Macrophages cannot clear surfactant so fill space with protein
Rare middle aged smoking men
Defect GM CSF
Drugs dust lymphoma leukaemia
CX nocardia fungi NTM
Bx surfactant protein IHC
Alveoli PAS, cholesterol clefts and large foamy macrophages
Crazy paving
BAL milky cellular debris
Whole lung lavage under GA on bypass good ps
P g 1/3 respond same worse
Recurrent respiratory papilloma
HPV 6 and 11
Affects epithelium and mucus membrane
Nodules larynx trachea
Laser or debride vs ifn/mtx/aciclovir
Se laser thermal injury/ stricture/ spread
Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis
Haemosiderin laden macrophages
RA hyperthyroid AIHA coeliac
Pulmonary haemorrhage
LAN
HSM
Clubbed
Ct diffuse pulmonary infiltrate
Restrictive raised kco
Bal haemksidderin laden mc
Mx
Iron
Cyclophos no change outcome
Lung tx
Ptx variable