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On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
pneumonia. ... and an abnormal chest ... pneumonia is an ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Eosinophilic
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... Pneumonia? ... Non-resolving pneumonia ... Pneumonia (AEP) ... Dyspnea+, Pleuritic Chest
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic ... pneumonia with ... Chronic eosinophilic ... pneumonia with ... #HRCT #CTChest
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
know, that the pathology ... consolidation due to a pneumonia ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
pneumonia Peripheral ... pneumonia. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic ... #Eosinophilic #
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... (COP), chronic eosinophilic ... pneumonia and UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... On the chest x-ray ... lobar or segmental pneumonia ... an acute lobar pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
There was no eosinophilia ... which excludes eosinophilic ... pneumonia. ... of organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
streptococcus pneumoniae ... are organizing pneumonia ... OP) and chronic eosinophilic ... pneumonia. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
left we see a chest ... asthma and serum eosinophilia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #