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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... - Sarcoidosis Lower ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
other interstitial pneumonias ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... peripheries and lower ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... UIP has a strong lower ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... Fibrosis #Mimic #ILD
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
reticulation with a lower ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Interstitial #Pneumonitis ... #Reticular #ILD
Causes of Small Bowel Ulceration
The diagnosis of IBD can’t be made or excluded by biopsies alone
The diagnosis of IBD ... this requires clinical ... • Enteritis: Crohn's ... Eosinophilic, CVID, Hyper IgD ... #gastroenterology
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
larger ones are ill-defined ... air-bronchogram in the right lower ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
smoker with RB-ILD ... there is a broad differential ... first think RB-ILD ... #Clinical #Radiology ... RespiratoryBronchiolitis #ILD
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... permanent alopecia Differential ... • Acute lupus pneumonitis ... (hypertension, lower ... CNS • Headache, mild
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
density is in the lower ... thus creating ill-defined ... consolidation will not cross ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram