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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 ... non-segmental consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Eosinophilic
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic ... pneumonia with ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... OP) or chronic eosinophilic ... pneumonia, which ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... OP) and chronic eosinophilic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Diffuse #Multifocal #Differential
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
consolidations ... pneumonia. ... distribution of the consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... dealing with the differential ... There was no eosinophilia ... which excludes eosinophilic ... #Clinical #Radiology
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... Sarcoidosis end-stage: consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
cases with chronic consolidation ... In chronic eosinophilic ... pneumonia the HRCT ... this #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP #
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Patterns - Differential ... Edema, Hemorrhage, Pneumonia ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonia ... Hemorrhage, Edema • Consolidation ... #CT #Patterns #Differential
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
or an area of consolidation ... In the differential ... To differentiate ... #CTChest #Cavity ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison