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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 ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
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
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
usually multiple ill-defined ... OP) and chronic eosinophilic ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... The old name is ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... there is an ill-defined ... In the proper clinical ... #Clinical #Radiology ... AirBronchogram #RUL
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
are usually very ill ... usually not that ill ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Cavity #Pneumonia
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
organizing pneumonia ... pneumonia the HRCT ... look like this #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
larger ones are ill-defined ... possibility of multiple ill-defined ... There was no eosinophilia ... which excludes eosinophilic ... #Clinical #Radiology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
present as multiple ill-defined ... air-bronchograms within the ill-defined ... two ill-defined ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity
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
Katayama Fever - Physical examination and diagnostic testing revealed multiple small papules on the trunk (Panel
trunk (Panel A), eosinophilia ... (3.0×109 eosinophils ... values, and several ill-defined ... infiltrates on the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology