Viral and fungal infections causing a thickened interstitium appearing on CT as a "honeycomb lung" is
A) aspiration pneumonia
B) coccidioidomycosis
C) pleurisy
D) interstitial pneumonia

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Interstitial pneumonia is most commonly produced by viral and mycoplasmal infections.The thickened interstitium may appear as multiple small nodular densities.Left untreated,interstitial pneumonia may cause honeycomb lung,which is demonstrated by computed tomography (CT).

Viral and Fungal Infections Causing a Thickened Interstitium Appearing on CT