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On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
eosinophilic pneumonia ... Chronic eosinophilic ... Chronic eosinophilic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Eosinophilic
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... Pneumonia? ... Dyspnea+, Pleuritic Chest ... mechanical ventilation Chronic ... Eosinophilic Pneumonia
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Lung Diseases ... Pneumonia (< 1 ... cough, SOB • Chronic ... Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... #Lung #Diseases
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... Bird fanciers' lung ... polyangiitis, Eosinophilic ... syndrome) • Eosinophilic ... , Chronic • Pulmonary
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
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Eosinophilia - Differential ... Primary Eosinophilia ... GI, lung, skin), ... pneumonia, Adrenal ... insufficiency, Chronic
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
know, that the pathology ... anteriorly in the left lung ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... • Pleuritic chest ... Lymphadenopathy, Chest ... : • Chest pain ... Abdominal pain, chronic
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
HRCT findings in Chronic ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... On the chest x-ray ... weight loss or long ... list of causes of chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology