Gamuts

Multiple pulmonary nodules

A lung nodule or pulmonary nodule is a relatively small focal density in the lung. A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) or coin lesion, is a mass in the lung smaller than 3 centimeters in diameter. [Source: Wikipedia ]

May Be Caused by
 Common
Bronchiolo-alveolar carcinoma
Coccidioidomycosis
Fungal disease
Histoplasmosis
Metastases
Tuberculosis
 Uncommon
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Amyloidosis
Arteriovenous fistulas
Arteriovenous malformation
Asbestosis
Bacillary angiomatosis
Berylliosis
Caplan syndrome
Carney triad
Coal-worker pneumoconiosis
Cystic fibrosis
Fluid-filled bronchiectatic cysts
Gaucher disease
Hamartomas
Hematomas of lung
Hydatid cysts
Kaposi sarcoma
Langerhans cell histiocytosis
Leiomyomatosis
Lipoid pneumonia
Lung abscesses
Lymphoma
Measles
Melioidosis
Mitral stenosis
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plug
Multiple myeloma
Niemann-Pick disease
Papillomatosis of lung
Paragonimiasis
Plasmacytoma
Pneumoconiosis
Polyarteritis nodosa
Pulmonary arterial coarctation
Pulmonary hemosiderosis
Pulmonary infarcts
Rheumatoid nodules
Sarcoidosis
Septic emboli
Silicosis
Stannosis
Talcosis
Varices
Wegener granulomatosis

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