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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... OP is organizing ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Cryptogenic Organizing ... : • CXR: Peripheral ... consolidation and GG pattern ... COP DDX: • CAP ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... mm) nodules • Diffusely ... rarely typical pneumonia ... , Sarcoidosis, HSP ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
This patient had ... the diagnosis of organizing ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Distribution #Organizing ... #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
diseases like organizing ... pneumonia (OP) ... are so small and diffuse ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
This patient had ... Unlike lobar pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Pneumonia #Legionella ... #Diffuse #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial pneumonia ... characterized by diffuse ... It has a fatal outcome ... The histologic pattern ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD #RadiologyAssistant