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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
This was a consolidation ... due to a pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... presentation of consolidation ... diagnosis is lobar pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... by interstitial edema ... PCP Mycoplasma pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #PJP #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... glass opacity and consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
post-obstructive pneumonia ... like organizing pneumonia ... chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
Peripheral consolidations ... negative of pulmonary edema ... distribution of the consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... Pumonary cardiogenic edema ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
that present with consolidation ... way to think of consolidation ... as multifocal consolidations ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... causes of chronic consolidation ... an acute lobar pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
cardiogenic pulmonary edema ... cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant