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ReviewInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2026

Atypical Computed Tomography Findings of Non-fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonia with Emphysema: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Megumi Hirano, Masafumi Shimoda, Yoshiaki Tanaka, Kozo Morimoto, Tamiko Takemura, Teruaki Oka, Kozo Yoshimori, Ken Ohta

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Review in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Megumi HiranoRespiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-tuberculosis Association, Japan.
Masafumi ShimodaRespiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-tuberculosis Association, Japan.
Yoshiaki TanakaRespiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-tuberculosis Association, Japan.
Kozo MorimotoRespiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-tuberculosis Association, Japan.
Tamiko TakemuraDepartment of Pathology, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Center, Japan.
Teruaki OkaDepartment of Pathology, Fukujuji Hospital Japan Anti-Tuberculosis Association, Japan.
Kozo YoshimoriRespiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-tuberculosis Association, Japan.
Ken OhtaRespiratory Disease Center, Fukujuji Hospital, Japan Anti-tuberculosis Association, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is typically diagnosed based on characteristic chest computed tomography (CT) findings; however, cases complicated by emphysema, while rare, are diagnostically challenging. A 73-year-old man with 1 month of dyspnea showed diffuse emphysema and ground-glass opacities on CT. He was diagnosed with non-fibrotic HP based on bronchoalveolar lavage and histological findings, spontaneous symptom resolution, and positive serum-precipitating antibodies. His CT findings were atypical due to extensive emphysema, with low-attenuation areas exceeding those of typical HP cases at our hospital. Non-fibrotic HP with emphysema may be overlooked, highlighting the need for careful clinical and radiological evaluations.

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Alveolitis, Extrinsic AllergicPulmonary EmphysemaTomography, X-Ray ComputedAgedHumansMalechronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseemphysemahypersensitivity pneumonitislow-attenuation areanon-fibrotic

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PMID40603099
PMCPMC12900599

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