TY - JOUR T1 - Accuracy of chest high-resolution computed tomography in diagnosing diffuse cystic lung diseases JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 1196 LP - 1199 DO - 10.1183/13993003.00570-2015 VL - 46 IS - 4 AU - Nishant Gupta AU - Riffat Meraj AU - Daniel Tanase AU - Laura E. James AU - Kuniaki Seyama AU - David A. Lynch AU - Masanori Akira AU - Cristopher A. Meyer AU - Stephen J. Ruoss AU - Charles D. Burger AU - Lisa R. Young AU - Khalid F. Almoosa AU - Srihari Veeraraghavan AU - Alan F. Barker AU - Augustine S. Lee AU - Daniel F. Dilling AU - Yoshikazu Inoue AU - Corey J. Cudzilo AU - Muhammad A. Zafar AU - Francis X. McCormack Y1 - 2015/10/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/46/4/1196.abstract N2 - The diffuse cystic lung diseases (DCLDs) are a group of pathophysiologically heterogeneous processes characterised by the presence of multiple, thin-walled, air-filled spaces within the pulmonary parenchyma [1]. The differential diagnosis of DCLDs includes lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), follicular bronchiolitis (FB), lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (LIP), Birt–Hogg–Dubé syndrome (BHD), pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH), amyloidosis, light chain deposition disease, cystic metastases, infectious entities such as Pneumocystis, and other aetiologies [2]. Bronchiectasis and bullous changes seen in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can also produce high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) patterns that mimic the DCLDs.Correct diagnosis of diffuse cystic lung diseases is established in most cases by critical review of HRCT features http://ow.ly/NvrCc ER -