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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
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Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
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Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
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Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
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The CT-image is not very helpful in the differentiation.
There are hypodense areas, which could be masses.
On
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Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
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Lung infarction
In pulmonar embolism it is not common to see consolidation.
The consolidation is a result of
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