A 35-Year-Old Man With Fever, Dyspnea, and Diffuse Reticular Opacities Katikireddy Chandra K. , MD, Krishna Ganesh , MD, FCCP, Keifer Todd , MD, Kuschner Ware , MD, FCCP, Rosen Glenn , MD CHEST Volume 129, Issue 2, Pages 482-487 (February 2006) DOI: 10.1378/chest.129.2.482 Copyright © 2006 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Chest radiograph revealing low lung volumes and diffuse reticular opacities. CHEST 2006 129, 482-487DOI: (10.1378/chest.129.2.482) Copyright © 2006 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 High-resolution CT of the chest showing bilateral ground-glass opacities predominantly in the peripheries. CHEST 2006 129, 482-487DOI: (10.1378/chest.129.2.482) Copyright © 2006 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Low-power magnification (hematoxylin-eosin, original ×50) of lung biopsy showing interstitial inflammatory infiltrate. CHEST 2006 129, 482-487DOI: (10.1378/chest.129.2.482) Copyright © 2006 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 4 High-power magnification (hematoxylin-eosin, original ×400) demonstrating lymphocytic and plasma cell infiltrate of the alveolar interstitium (A, B), alveolar wall thickening by edema, a mild degree of fibrosis (C), and type II pneumocyte hyperplasia (D). CHEST 2006 129, 482-487DOI: (10.1378/chest.129.2.482) Copyright © 2006 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions