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Table 2 Causes of Increased Interstitial Markings (Fine Reticular Pattern)

Table 2 Causes of Increased Interstitial Markings (Fine Reticular Pattern)


Acute—often associated with airspace filling
  Interstitial pulmonary edema
  Interstitial pneumonitis—viral, mycoplasma
Chronic interstitial lung diseases
  Neoplastic infiltration (lymphangitic carcinomatosis, lymphoma)
  Sarcoidosis
  Collagen-vascular diseases
  Interstitial pneumonitis
  Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  Pneumoconiosis (silicosis, asbestosis)
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