Source: Times of India - Rejuvenate
Scientists have found that approximately one out of every twelve adult smokers have abnormal lung densities present on chest computed tomography (CT) images suggestive of interstitial lung disease which is associated with substantial reductions in lung volumes.
In addition, despite being positively associated with smoking, these lung densities were inversely not associated with emphysema.
It is increasingly acknowledged that interstitial lung disease may evolve prior to the development of symptoms. Although it is known that
smoking can cause some forms of interstitial lung disease, the prevalence of these chest CT scan abnormalities and their effect on lung volumes had been unclear.
