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On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
case of chronic eosinophilic ... non-segmental consolidations ... in a subpleural distribution ... #Clinical #Radiology ... EosinophilicPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... is a peripheral distribution ... There was no eosinophilia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
Central distribution ... Peripheral distribution ... (COP), chronic eosinophilic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
bilateral perihilar distribution ... of consolidation ... or subpleural consolidation ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
cases with chronic consolidation ... and peripheral distribution ... In chronic eosinophilic ... this #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
that present with consolidation ... the pattern of distribution ... OP) and chronic eosinophilic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
between acute consolidation ... and chronic consolidation ... OP) or chronic eosinophilic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
pneumonia Peripheral consolidations ... Notice peripheral distribution ... of the consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pnemonia #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
know, that the pathology ... This was a consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant