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Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
enlargement The table ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... #Enlargement #Differential ... #Unilateral #Bilateral
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... be multiple and bilateral ... e.g. biopsy, car ... diseases #benign #differential ... surgery #causes #table
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... - Sarcoidosis ... is the great mimicker ... known as alveolar sarcoidosis ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
mycobacteria - Sarcoidosis ... percent) with bilateral ... simplex virus, Epstein-Barr ... Nodosum #Causes #Differential
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... fatigue(→ post-sarcoidosis ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... surface of legs), bilateral
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Echovirus Epstein-Barr ... Metastatic tumors: Breast ... Rheumatoid arthritis Sarcoidosis ... #Pericarditis #Differential
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... is to describe areas ... visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
Longstanding Sarcoidosis ... long standing Sarcoidosis ... The differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Longstanding
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Diminished breath ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential
Once you know how the normal hilar structures look like on a lateral view, it is
look like on a lateral ... structures in areas ... This patient has sarcoidosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Sarcoidosis #Lymphadenopathy