Question

A 55-year-old man presents with progressive exertional dyspnoea and dry cough. He has a 30-pack-year smoking history and works as a builder. Chest X-ray shows reticular shadowing at the lung bases. HRCT confirms usual interstitial pneumonia pattern. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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Sarcoidosis

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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Hypersensitivity pneumonitis

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Pulmonary embolism

Practice question

A 55-year-old man presents with progressive exertional dyspnoea and dry cough. He has a 30-pack-year smoking history and works as a builder. Chest X-ray shows reticular shadowing at the lung bases. HRCT confirms usual interstitial pneumonia pattern. What is the most likely diagnosis?