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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 ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
LCH: multiple round ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
In a later stage the nodules start to cavitate and become cysts.
These cysts start as round
In a later stage ... as round structures ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis
On the left a case with multiple round and bizarre shaped cysts.
There was an upper lobe
with multiple round ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... Histiocytosis #LCH #RadiologyAssistant
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an uncommon disease characterised by multiple cysts in patients with nicotine abuse.
In
nodules, that later ... cavitate and become cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #LCH #Nodular #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
fluid or solid material ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
the central dot sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #RadiologyAssistant