radiation pneumonitis

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Introduction

A subacute inflammatory pneumonitis which occurs in response to exposure of the lungs to therapeutic doses of ionizing radiation.

Etiology

Pathology

Clinical manifestations

Laboratory

Diagnostic procedures

Radiology

Complications

Differential diagnosis

Management

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References

  1. Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 28th ed, Ewald & McKenzie (eds), Little, Brown & Co, Boston, 1995, pg 256
  2. Mayo Internal Medicine Board Review, 1998-99, Prakash UBS (ed) Lippincott-Raven, Philadelphia, 1998, pg 762
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2009, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2022.