11 results
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... typically present as multifocal ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Lobar #Diffuse #Multifocal ... Table #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... This was a consolidation ... due to a pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... proteinaceous material ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
diagnosis is lobar pneumonia ... table lists the differential ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
are dealing with multifocal ... consolidations, ... dealing with the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... it is seen in pneumonias ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Batwing #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
consolidations ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Multifocal #Consolidation ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Diffuse consolidation ... Unlike lobar pneumonia ... It will lead to multifocal ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Diffuse #RadiologyAssistant
Congestive heart failure
The findings are:
 - bilateral perihilar consolidation with air bronchograms and ill-defined borders
 -
findings are: - bilateral ... perihilar consolidation ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CHF #RadiologyAssistant
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
ill-defined areas of consolidation ... In a later stage ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Granulomatosis #Multifocal ... #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant