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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... life • History: cough ... - Imaging: • CXR ... consolidation and GG pattern ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... progressive dyspnea and cough ... pneumonia Congestive Heart ... Metastases to lung as nodules
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... factor • May cause ... arthralgia, dyspnea, sore ... fever, rales, interstitial ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
a patient with cough ... with congestive heart ... in fact this is nodular ... interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Non-productive cough ... • Patchy or diffuse ... Exclude other causes ... like: - Heart ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP