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ArticleRadiology case reports2026

Vascular etiologies of unilateral pulmonary fibrosis: Case series and literature overview.

Diletta Cozzi, Luca Gozzi, Edoardo Cavigli, Chiara Moroni, Alessandra Bindi, Elisabetta Rosi, Sara Tomassetti, Vittorio Miele

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Diletta CozziDepartment of Emergency Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Luca GozziDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Edoardo CavigliDepartment of Emergency Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Chiara MoroniDepartment of Emergency Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Alessandra BindiDepartment of Emergency Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Elisabetta RosiDepartment of Pulmonology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Sara TomassettiUnit of Interventional Pulmonology, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Vittorio MieleDepartment of Emergency Radiology, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.

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Abstract

Unilateral pulmonary fibrosis (UPF) is an uncommon manifestation of interstitial lung disease that may arise from various causes. Among those, cardiovascular etiology is often overlooked because affected patients do not present history of exposure of any kind, are frequently asymptomatic or present only mild, subtle and nonspecific symptoms. As a result, these cases are usually identified incidentally on imaging performed for unrelated reasons, contributing to under recognition of their true prevalence. We report 3 patients with incidentally detected UPF on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT), each associated with a distinct vascular abnormality, both congenital and acquired conditions: unilateral absence of the pulmonary artery, chronic pulmonary thromboembolism, and pulmonary artery branch hypoplasia. Our aim with this case series is to highlights the diverse radiologic patterns of vascular UPF, underscoring the importance of considering vascular causes in the differential diagnosis of unilateral fibrotic lung disease.

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CTEPHHRCTLung fibrosisPulmonary embolismUnilateral lung fibrosis

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