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Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Pneumonitis #HypersensitivityPneumonitis ... Chronic #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Sometimes the centrilobular opacities are more nodular in appearance as in this case. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity ... #Pneumonitis #HypersensitivityPneumonitis ... Centrilobular #RadiologyAssistant
Ill defined centrilobular nodules of ground glass density in a patient with hypersensitivity pneumonitis #Clinical #Radiology
pneumonitis #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersenstitivity ... #Pneumonitis #HypersenstitivityPneumonitis ... Centrilobular #RadiologyAssistant
Here another case of subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
There is subtle opacity in the centre of the secondary
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity ... #Pneumonitis #HypersensitivityPneumonitis ... Centrilobular #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
edema, blood or tumor ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
This patient presented with acute dyspnoe and a normal chest film (not shown).
The HRCT at presentation
dyspnoe and a normal chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity ... #Pneumonitis #HypersensitivityPneumonitis ... #Resolution #RadiologyAssistant
Here another case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
There is a mosaic pattern.
Some secundary lobules demonstrate ground-glass opacity due
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity ... #Pneumonitis #HypersensitivityPneumonitis ... #GroundGlass #RadiologyAssistant
On the left two different patients with similarl HRCT findings.
The left one is a smoker with
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD ... #Comparison #HypersensitivityPneumonitis ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
inflammation or tumor ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
an obstructing tumor ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant