Fig. 16
From: Clinical and radiological features of idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs): a pictorial review
AIP pattern in a 56-year-old man. The patient was admitted to our emergency room for severe dyspnoea (leukocytes = 12,000/mmc; neutrophils 90 %; D-dimer 452 ng/ml; CRP 7,10 mg/dl; ERS 78 mm/h). CT images show mild pleural effusion, ground-glass opacifications and inhomogeneous consolidations. Differential diagnosis includes several diseases, such as acute exacerbations of IIPs, NSIP, COP, infectious diseases and collagen-related lung fibrosis