RESPIRATORY SYSTEM AND PULMONARY INTERSTITIAL DISEASE DUE TO CIGARETTE SMOKE IN RADIOLOGICAL ASPECTS

Smoking is a risk factor for disease that contributes the most to lung and respiratory diseases. Lung related with cigarette smoke can be classified as COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) several types of interstitial such pulmonary langerhans cell histiocytosis, bronchiolitis, desquamative pneumonitis fibrosing disease. This literature review aims shed light not only causes inflammation damages epithelium large tract but also small airways parenchyma. (including chronic bronchitis emphysema) one common diseases death due smoking. smoking in addition providing mass image provide an picture Langerhans Radiological overview caused by occur combination. Although radiological / computerized tomography adequate information, comprehensive diagnostic combining clinical symptoms histopathological features will quite meaningful, especially overlapping cases.