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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 ... Centrilobular emphysema ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cystic #Cysts ... #Differential #Comparison
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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- Lung cysts (LAM ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison ... TractionBronchiectasis #Cysts
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
them from cysts ... Cysts occur without ... Cysts usually contain ... #Cavity #Cyst # ... Emphysema #Comparison
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
the lung, like cyst ... since in many cases ... a thick wall Cyst ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... CavitaryLesion #Cavity #Cyst
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
this pattern was caused ... by multiple cysts ... most challenging differential ... helpfull in the differential ... Histiocytosis #Cystic
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Differential diagnosis ... 90% are smokers, cysts ... Centrilobular emphysema ... another typical case ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Differential Diagnosis of Respiratory Acid-Base Disorders
Alkalosis
A. Central nervous system stimulation: Pain, Anxiety, psychosis, Fever, Cerebrovascular accident,
Differential Diagnosis ... Drugs or hormones ... Parenchyma: Emphysema ... #respiratory #acidbase ... #diagnosis #causes