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High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Eos PNA • Chronic ... Pneumonia, COP, Chronic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #radiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
aches, joint pain, chest ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... India ink prep CSF ... • Sinusitis • Brain ... pulmonary infection
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Immunocompromised status • Chronic ... encounters due to NTM: Chronic ... of right middle lobe ... massiliense in CF ... • Dyspnea, • Chest
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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There are two diagnostic ... bronchiolitis or chronic ... seen in: - (post) infection ... #CTChest #MosaicAttenuation ... #Mosaic #Attenuation
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... of prior silent pulmonary ... w/ subacute-to-chronic ... meningitis #T2 #MRI #Brain ... #clinical #radiology