Diseases of the lungs, bronchi and pleura (pulmonology)

Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis.

Idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis is a lung disease characterized by repeated hemorrhages into the alveoli and a wave-like relapsing course.

Histiocytosis X lung: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Histiocytosis X of the lungs (histiocytic granulomatosis of the lungs) is a disease of the reticulohistiocytic system of unknown etiology, characterized by the proliferation of histiocytes (X cells) and the formation of histiocytic granulomas in the lungs and other organs and tissues.

Pulmonary Sarcoidosis - Symptoms

The clinical symptoms and severity of sarcoidosis manifestations are quite varied. It is characteristic that most patients can note a completely satisfactory general condition, despite mediastinal lymphadenopathy and fairly extensive lung damage.

Pulmonary Sarcoidosis - Causes and Pathogenesis

The causes of sarcoidosis are unknown. For a long time, it was believed that sarcoidosis was a form of tuberculosis and therefore caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Pulmonary sarcoidosis

Sarcoidosis is characterized by the formation of noncaseating granulomas in one or more organs or tissues; the etiology is unknown. The lungs and lymphatic system are most commonly affected, but sarcoidosis can affect any organ. Symptoms of pulmonary sarcoidosis range from none (limited disease) to dyspnea on exertion and, rarely, respiratory or other organ failure (disseminated disease).

Toxic fibrosing alveolitis: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Toxic fibrosing alveolitis is a form of fibrosing alveolitis caused by the effect of substances with cytotoxic properties on the lung parenchyma.

Exogenous allergic alveolitis

Exogenous allergic alveolitis is an allergic diffuse lesion of the alveoli and interstitial tissue of the lungs, developing under the influence of intensive and prolonged inhalation of antigens of organic and inorganic dust.

Idiopathic fibrosing alveolitis - Overview of information

Idiopathic fibrosing alveolitis is a disseminated lung disease characterized by inflammation and fibrosis of the pulmonary interstitium and air spaces, disorganization of the structural and functional units of the parenchyma, leading to the development of restrictive changes in the lungs, impaired gas exchange, and progressive respiratory failure.

Pulmonary eosinophilia with systemic manifestations: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

This group of diseases is characterized by pronounced eosinophilia in the peripheral blood, pulmonary infiltrates and involvement of many organs and systems in the pathological process.

Pulmonary eosinophilia with asthmatic syndrome: causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment

Bronchial asthma (as an independent nosological form) can occur with blood eosinophilia (usually no more than 15-20%) and “flying” pulmonary infiltrates, sometimes with other clinical manifestations of allergy (urticaria, Quincke's edema, vasomotor rhinitis).