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Restrictive lung diseases are characterized by reduced lung volumes, either because of an alteration in lung parenchyma or because of a disease of the pleura, chest wall, or neuromuscular apparatus.
Restrictive defects are caused by the following: 1  Loss in lung volume (eg, lobectomy) 2  Abnormalities of structures surrounding the lung (eg, pleural disorder, kyphosis, obesity) 3  Weakness of the inspiratory muscles of respiration (eg, neuromuscular disorders) 4  Abnormalities of the lung parenchyma (eg, pulmonary fibrosis)