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A pulmonary consolidation is a region of normally compressible lung tissue that has filled with liquid instead of air. [1] The condition is marked by induration [ 2 ] (swelling or hardening of normally soft tissue) of a normally aerated lung.
To confirm the diagnosis, a doctor may perform a lung biopsy using a bronchoscope. Many times, a larger specimen is needed and must be removed surgically. Plain chest radiography shows normal lung volumes, with characteristic patchy unilateral or bilateral consolidation. Small nodular opacities occur in up to 50% of patients and large nodules ...
Pulmonary contusion can cause parts of the lung to consolidate, alveoli to collapse, and atelectasis (partial or total lung collapse) to occur. [35] Consolidation occurs when the parts of the lung that are normally filled with air fill with material from the pathological condition, such as blood. [36]
Radiation pneumonitis occurs in approximately 30% of advanced lung cancer patients treated with radiation therapy. [16] Aspiration pneumonitis is caused by a chemical inhalation of harmful gastric contents which include causes such as: Aspiration due to a drug overdose [17] A lung injury after the inhalation of habitual gastric contents. [17]
Peribronchial cuffing, also referred to as peribronchial thickening or bronchial wall thickening, is a radiologic sign which occurs when excess fluid or mucus buildup in the small airway passages of the lung causes localized patches of atelectasis (lung collapse). [1] This causes the area around the bronchus to appear more prominent on an X-ray ...
A lung cavity or pulmonary cavity is an abnormal, thick-walled, air-filled space within the lung. [1] Cavities in the lung can be caused by infections, cancer, autoimmune conditions, trauma, congenital defects, [2] or pulmonary embolism. [3] The most common cause of a single lung cavity is lung cancer. [4]
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