Gamuts

Bilateral basilar lung disease

Crackles are the clicking, rattling, or crackling noises that may be made by one or both lungs of a human with a respiratory disease during inhalation. They are usually heard only with a stethoscope ("on auscultation"). [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
 Common
Asbestosis
Aspiration pneumonia
Atelectasis
Bronchiectasis
Connective tissue disease
Dermatomyositis
Hydrocarbon aspiration
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Interstitial fibrosis
Pulmonary edema
Rheumatoid lung disease
Scleroderma
Sjögren syndrome
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Viral pneumonia
 Uncommon
Alveolar proteinosis
Amiodarone
Bleomycin
Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia
Busulfan
Carmustine
Chemotherapy
Cyclophosphamide
Desquamative interstitial pneumonitis
Kaposi sarcoma
Lipoid pneumonia
Lung metastasis
Lymphangitic lung metastasis
Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis
Lymphomatoid granulomatosis
Methotrexate
Methysergide
Neurofibromatosis
Nitrofurantoin
Nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis
Nonspecific interstitial pulmonary fibrosis
Procainamide

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