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On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
On the left a case ... of chronic eosinophilic ... Like in COP we see ... Chronic eosinophilic ... #CTChest #Eosinophilic
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... When to suspect Eosinophilic ... + BAL > 25% eosinophils ... Dyspnea+, Pleuritic Chest ... Pneumonia (CEP)
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
On the left two cases ... (COP). ... In chronic eosinophilic ... there will be eosinophilia ... #CTChest #COP #
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... (COP), Respiratory ... polyangiitis, Eosinophilic ... syndrome) • Eosinophilic ... differential #pulmonary #causes
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... (COP), chronic ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
(COP) Cryptogenic ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... , Chronic eosinophilia ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
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
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
findings in Chronic eosinophilic ... patient with chronic eosinophilic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic ... #Eosinophilic #
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
multiple ill-defined masses ... There was no eosinophilia ... which excludes eosinophilic ... (OP) also known ... #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
caused by streptococcus ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... OP is organizing ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology