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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... Chronic diseases ... respond to the treatment ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Incidental Finding of Oleothorax - A chest radiograph showed a dense opacity in the upper area
abnormality includes an old ... calcified empyema ... for pulmonary tuberculosis ... #Clinical #PCC # ... Radiology #CXR #
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
) Differential diagnosis ... centrilobular emphysema ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #Comparison
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment ... #ILD #diagnosis
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Silicosis • Chronic ... characteristic features Clinical ... malignancy, and chronic ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
• Silicosis • Chronic ... characteristic features Clinical ... malignancy, and chronic ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
are paraseptal emphysema ... broad differential diagnosis ... and additional clinical ... immunocompromised patient PCP ... #Clinical #Radiology
Pulmonary Histoplasmosis
Quick Facts on Histoplasma capsulatum:
 • Dimorphic fungi, in yeast phase within the body
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Pulmonary Histoplasmosis ... , Sputum / BAL cx ... testing, Serology, PCR ... • Mild to moderate ... depends on acute or chronic