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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... : • CXR: Peripheral ... consolidation and GG pattern ... #Pneumonia #COP ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
caused by streptococcus ... pneumonia (OP) ... OP is organizing ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
on a chest x-ray ... consolidation - Diffuse ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Consolidation
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
masses. ... pneumonia (OP) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... #Distribution #Organizing
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
AIDS Patients • Diffuse ... toxicity, Pulmonary edema ... Bronchoalveolar cancer, Organizing ... differential #diagnosis #chestCT ... #radiology
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Organizing pneumonia ... Pumonary cardiogenic edema ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
, organizing pneumonia ... Pleuritic chest ... • Patchy or diffuse ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP