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Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Langerhans cell ... histiocytosis (LCH ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... central dot. - LIP #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table
HRCT findings in Langerhans cell histiocytosis:
Early stage:
- Small irregular or stellate nodules in centrilobular location.
Late stage
HRCT findings in ... Langerhans cell ... stage Langerhans ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH #
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... LCH: multiple round ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Langerhans cell ... histiocytosis: early ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
a patient with Langerhans ... LCH is called a ... of such cases a HRCT ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial #Langerhans
On the left radiological pathological correlation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in respectively nodular stage and early
correlation of Langerhans ... nodular stage and early ... and late cystic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CTChest #Microscopy #LCH
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Langerhans cell ... histiocytosis: early ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an uncommon disease characterised by multiple cysts in patients with nicotine abuse.
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Langerhans cell ... In a very early ... cavitate and become cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #LCH