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High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic ... end-stage with massive fibrosis ... consolidation #Clinical ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
HP (right) Differential ... In chronic HP fibrotic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #Comparison
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... with end-stage fibrosis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
-55; f 50-60y (hormonal ... lymphatic system 3) Fibrosis ... fibroblasts → fibrosis ... renal failure Clinical ... dyspnea, cough, chest
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
Here a typical chest ... There is fibrosis ... The differential ... diagnosis includes chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
pneumonitis or fibrosis ... in chronic hypersensitivity ... disease in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
Chronic hypersensitivity ... Signs of fibrosis ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic