Table 1.

Frequency of subtype’s pleuropulmonary involvement detected on HRTC (n=189)

Lung abnormal types
N (%)
Lung abnormal
Sub-types N (%)
N (%)
Interstitial lunge disease
134 (70.8%)
Usual interstiel pneumonia113(59.7%)
Non-specific interstiel pneumonia23(12.1%)
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia3(1.5%)
Acute interstiel pneumonia/diffuse alveolar damage0(0%)
Fibrosis18(9.5%)
Airways respiratory disease
50(26.4%)
Bronchiectasis37(19.5%)
Follicular bronchiolitis10(5.2%)
Obliterative Bronchiolitis2(1.05%)
Pleural damage
20(10.5%)
Effusion11(5.8%)
Pleural thickening6(3.17)
Nodules3(1.5%)