Remember THE SCARS for causes of apical lung fibrosis
T – Tuberculosis
H – Histoplasmosis, Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
E – Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis
S – Silicosis
C – Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis
A – Ankylosing Spondylitis
R – Radiation
S – Sarcoidosis
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