Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
From Radipedia
aka Usual Interstital Pneumonia (UIP)
- Basal and peripheral reticular opacities
- Honeycombing
- Traction bronchiectasis
- Apicobasal gradient - gets worse from apex to base
- Limited ground glass opacities
- Heterogeneous - diseased lung alternating with healthy lung
- Exclusion of known causes (toxins, environmental exposure, etc)
- No treatment available
