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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... Pneumonia - Clinical ... : • CXR: Peripheral ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... #Pneumonia #COP
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
as a result of organizing ... pneumonia. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
in cryptogenic organizing ... pneumonia (COP) ... chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
pneumonia (OP) ... OP is organizing ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Cryptogenic organizing ... pneumonia (COP) ... COP. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
pneumonia, but ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #Pneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
consolidation due to a pneumonia ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
pneumonia (OP) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... #Distribution #Organizing ... #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial ... #Pneumonia #PJP ... #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
pneumonia was made ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #Pneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant