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Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
Causes of Erythema Nodosum ... mycobacteria - Sarcoidosis ... percent) with bilateral ... simplex virus, Epstein-Barr ... #Causes #Differential
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
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
e.g. incidental CXR ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... anterioruveitis, erythema nodosum ... ankles), erythema nodosum ... 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 ... Polyarteritis nodosa ... Rheumatoid arthritis Sarcoidosis ... #Pericarditis #Differential
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
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... be multiple and bilateral ... breast e.g. biopsy, car ... diseases #benign #differential ... surgery #causes #table
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
medications Erythema nodosum ... variety of causes: sarcoidosis ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #