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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
- Clinical manifestations ... , Chronic eosinophilia ... lymphoma, Diffuse ... Treatment: • Mild ... BOOP #pulmonary #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
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
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
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
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
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
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... consolidation - Diffuse ... consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
be seen on the chest ... are usually very ill ... usually not that ill ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #