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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
: round cysts, evenly ... : 'signet ring sign ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Cysts #Differential
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Some lobules are involved
with ground glass pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO # ... MosaicAttenuation ... #Mosaic #HypersenstitivityPneumonitis
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular ... #Differential #Comparison
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
caused by multiple cysts ... challenging differential diagnosis ... the central dot sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
expiratory scan: the mosaic ... Signs of fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic ... #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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There are two diagnostic ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #MosaicAttenuation ... #Mosaic #Attenuation ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant