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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... OP is organizing ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
: • CXR: Peripheral ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... diseases like organizing ... pneumonia (OP) ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Lung Diseases (ILD ... Exposure-Related ILD ... Methotrexate ILD ... ), Cryptogenic organizing ... #diagnosis #differential
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
bilateral peripheral consolidations ... as a result of organizing ... pneumonia. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
diagnosis is lobar pneumonia ... table lists the differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Organizing pneumonia ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
bilateral peripheral consolidations ... this was also organizing ... pneumonia, but ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pneumonia #ILD
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
of cryptogenic organizing ... pneumonia was made ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #ILD
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... #Distribution #Organizing