Lung consolidation in a young-age active smoker: An unexpected diagnosis.

Respir Med Case Rep

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, Unit of Respiratory Disease, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Viale Golgi 19, 27100, Pavia, Italy.

Published: January 2024

A 29-year-old man presented to Emergency Department with nonspecific symptoms. Through a series of radiological and invasive diagnostic studies we finally reach an unexpected diagnosis of hypersentivity pneumonitis; this is a complex and heterogeneous disease which diagnosis can be challenging as its clinical, radiologic and histopathologic features overlap with those of other interstitial lung diseases (ILDs). Diagnosing an ILD is a dynamic process, and that is the reason why complex cases discussed in a multidisciplinary team may need to be reconsidered in light of evolution of the disease and the results of the performed exams with a flexible approach.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10793158PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2023.101977DOI Listing

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