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On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
of chronic eosinophilic ... non-segmental consolidations ... Chronic eosinophilic ... Chronic eosinophilic ... #CTChest #Eosinophilic
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
excluded more common diagnoses ... Dyspnea+, Pleuritic Chest ... mechanical ventilation Chronic ... - Peripheral Consolidations ... #Pneumonia #diagnosis
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... - Multifocal ill-defined ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic ... Chronic eosinophilic ... glass opacity and consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... masses. ... month history of chronic ... of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... Chronic diseases ... lobar pneumonia caused ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... and chronic consolidation ... the differential diagnosis ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... polyangiitis, Eosinophilic ... pneumonia: Acute, Chronic ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
Differential Diagnosis ... Idiopathic: Acute chronic ... Washington University ID ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
On the left two cases ... with chronic consolidation ... The final diagnosis ... In chronic eosinophilic ... #CTChest #COP #