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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
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
There is fibrosis ... The differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #Longstanding ... #Sarcoidosis #Fibrosis
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
or tumor cells (Table ... Even fibrosis as ... long standing sarcoidosis ... Consolidation #Differential
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
lymphatic system 3) Fibrosis ... fibroblasts → fibrosis ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... surface of legs), bilateral
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
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... be multiple and bilateral ... Fat necrosis: • Fibrosis ... breast e.g. biopsy, car ... diseases #benign #differential
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
interstitium by fluid, fibrous ... has a limited differential ... diagnosis (Table ... carcinoma or lymphoma; sarcoidosis ... SeptalThickening #Differential