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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Smoking related diseases ... ) - Langerhans cell ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT ... #Differential #Table
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Langerhans cell ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Langerhans cell ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Broncho-alveolar cell ... consolidation #Clinical ... #Radiology #HRCT ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
lymphocytes/Mature B cell ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Hepatomegaly • Skin ... can indicate disease ... microglobulin Treatment
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
interstitial lung disease ... low attenuation (table ... interstitial lung disease ... in Langerhans cell ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Ulcerative Blastomycosis Skin Lesion
57 asymptomatic M from Indiana nonpruritic, painless, progressive skin lesion lower back x
differential: basal ... cell ca, squamous ... cell ca, pyoderma ... University Infectious Diseases ... #dermatology #clinical
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS correlation in normal lung, pulmonary congestion, rheumatoid lung disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Notes: (A)
Figure 3 HRCT-LUS ... rheumatoid lung disease ... with subpleural, basal ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Correlation #Table
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Diagnosis was made by radiology ... testing and expedite treatment ... (from globoid cell ... Cho Tx: Stem cell ... #Radiology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... trigger - Direct skin ... 50% of patients Skin ... histology - Mast cell ... rheumatology #comparison #table