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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Cryptogenic Organizing ... Pneumonia (COP) ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... Treatment: • Mild ... #ILD #diagnosis
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
as a result of organizing ... Radiology #CTChest #COP ... #Cryptogenic #Organizing ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
mainly seen in cryptogenic ... organizing pneumonia ... (COP), chronic ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
this was also organizing ... Radiology #CTChest #COP ... #Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Cryptogenic organizing ... pneumonia (COP) ... COP. ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
the diagnosis of cryptogenic ... organizing pneumonia ... #Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
OP is organizing ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... (COP). ... The old name is ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Lung Diseases (ILD ... Exposure-Related ILD ... pneumonia (NSIP), Cryptogenic ... organizing pneumonia ... (COP), Respiratory
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
diagnosis was cryptogenic ... organizing pneumonia ... (COP). ... Radiology #CTChest #COP ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
larger ones are ill-defined ... the diagnosis of organizing ... pneumonia (OP) ... #Distribution #Organizing ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant