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Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Based on the images ... Here we have a number ... interstitial lung disease ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
bilateral peripheral consolidations ... in the former case ... collagen vascular disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis
On a CXR sarcoidosis usually first presents with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (example).
Parenchymal disease can present
Parenchymal disease ... can present as consolidation ... Here a typical case ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Sarcoidosis #RadiologyAssistant
The CT-image is not very helpful in the differentiation.
There are hypodense areas, which could be masses.
On
could be areas of consolidation ... non Hodgkin's disease ... was made based ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
bronchopneumonia Here ... another case of ... The disease does ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Legionella #Diffuse #RadiologyAssistant
Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
The consolidation ... In this case a lung ... Here we see an old ... #Clinical #Radiology ... PulmonaryEmbolism #RadiologyAssistant
Primairy TB is usually clinically silent.
In 5% of infected individuals the immunity is inadequate and clinically
active disease ... it is seen as consolidation ... Here a patient with ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #SecondaryTB #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
idiopathic lung disease ... appearance like in the case ... progression of disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
Here a typical lobar ... the result of disease ... borders of the disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
collagen vascular disease ... ill-defined areas of consolidation ... Here a patient with ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Multifocal #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant