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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
there are four patterns ... low attenuation (table ... The cystic pattern ... pattern on a CXR ... seen and in many cases
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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and Cytoplasmic Patterns ... Nuclear Patterns ... • Homogeneous pattern ... : • Reticular/ ... SLE, SjS, CTD-ILD
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... consolidation - Diffuse ... Interstitial - Reticular ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Consolidation #Patterns
Algorithm for Diagnosis of Diffuse Cystic Lung Disease (DCLD)
Round, smooth cysts with normal lung parenchyma in
Algorithm for Diagnosis ... of Diffuse Cystic ... pattern not consistent ... presentations - ILD ... DCLD #pulmonary #Algorithm
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Differential #Table
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
Cystic versus Reticular ... pattern or a cystic ... pattern. ... pattern. ... In many of such cases
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
of these four patterns ... resulting in lobar, diffuse ... or multifocal ill-defined ... fine or coarse reticular ... Consolidation #Patterns
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... before the typical cysts ... bronchiolitis: ill ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... Differential #Comparison #Table
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
film of a 19 year old ... patern and that's ... recognized that this pattern ... was caused by multiple ... cysts.
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... DIFFUSE Scarring ... planopilaris Pattern ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes