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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
looking at the lateral ... This was a consolidation ... caused by Sterptococcus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
weight loss or long ... of chronic consolidation ... caused by Streptcoccus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... multiple ill-defined masses ... also known as BOOP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
post-obstructive pneumonia ... - Lung neoplasms ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
caused by streptococcus ... The old name is BOOP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Consolidation
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
• formerly BOOP ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... - Imaging: • CXR ... • HRCT: patchy consolidation ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
Batwing A bilateral ... periphery of the lung ... it is seen in pneumonias ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing #
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
vasculitis causes ... ill-defined areas of consolidation ... In a later stage ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #GPA #Wegeners
Pleural plaques
The CXR shows multiple opacities.
They have irregular shapes and do not look like a lung
Pleural plaques The CXR ... not look like a lung ... masses or consolidations ... are usually: - bilateral ... #Clinical #Radiology