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Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
interstitial lung ... rheumatoid arthritis SLE ... #Differential # ... #Rheumatology # ... Associations
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
' per se. ... patterns are also common ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... lung disease comes ... lung disease and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
is relatively common ... lung disease, it ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Reticular ... #RadiologyAssistant
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... lung disease (GLILD ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... infection • Most common ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... CT Lung Abscess ... #Abscess #pulmonary
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic ... like idiopathic pulmonary ... differential. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced
The predominant finding is ground glass opacity (GGO).
There is very subtle traction bronchiectasis, indicating that the
suggestive for the diagnosis ... by far the most common ... interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP
The predominant finding is ground glass opacity (GGO).
There is very subtle traction bronchiectasis, indicating that the
suggestive for the diagnosis ... by far the most common ... interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
of age • Most common ... Asia • HLA-B51 association ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #management #signs ... #symptoms #rheumatology