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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... , cavities • HRCT ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... , Chronic eosinophilia ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
mainly seen in cryptogenic ... (COP), chronic ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #HRCT
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
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
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
organizing pneumonia ... (COP). ... pneumonia the HRCT ... this #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP #
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
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
HRCT findings in ... organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #Pneumonia #ILD
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
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
eosinophilic pneumonia ... OP is organizing ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... (COP). ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
morphologic findings on HRCT ... idiopathic or cryptogenic ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest