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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... - Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... , Chronic eosinophilia ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
pneumonia. ... and an abnormal chest ... Like in COP we see ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Eosinophilic
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
of organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #RheumatoidArthritis
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
(COP). ... pneumonia the HRCT ... look like this #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Cryptogenic organizing ... pneumonia (COP) ... COP. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
eosinophilic pneumonia ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... (COP). ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
also organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #ILD
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #ILD
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 ... (OP) also known ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... #Radiology #CXR