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Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
The HRCT shows a ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity ... #Pneumonitis #HypersensitivityPneumonitis
Diagnostic algorithm for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, in part adapted from the ATS/ERS consensus statement. HRCT =
Diagnostic algorithm ... HRCT = high-resolution ... computerised tomography; ILD ... #IPF #UIP #Algorithm
On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
left we see a chest ... The HRCT shows focal ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #ABPA
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis on HRCT ... disease comes from HRCT ... On HRCT there are ... On a Chest X-Ray ... On a CXR the most
On the left two different patients with similarl HRCT findings.
The left one is a smoker with
with similarl HRCT ... smoker with RB-ILD ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... RBILD #Comparison #HypersensitivityPneumonitis ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
This patient presented with acute dyspnoe and a normal chest film (not shown).
The HRCT at presentation
dyspnoe and a normal chest ... The HRCT at presentation ... A control HRCT ten ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #Pneumonitis #HypersensitivityPneumonitis
Sarcoidosis
In this case the chest x-ray shows subtle findings that could be described as fine reticulation.
In
this case the chest ... In many cases a HRCT ... The HRCT - not shown ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill ... Clinical #Radiology #HRCT ... #CTChest #Nodular
Approach to the diagnosis of chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis. 
*Consider additional test: bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage, transbronchial
hypersensitivity pneumonitis; HRCT ... pulmonary #diagnosis #algorithm ... #HP #ILD
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... show very similar HRCT ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... Comparison #Chronic #HypersensitivityPneumonitis ... Fibrosis #Mimic #ILD