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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Nodular LCH: - Sarcoidosis ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... central dot. - LIP #Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... LCH: multiple round ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Cystic
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
histiocytosis (LCH ... multiple thick walled cysts ... (LAM): regular cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Cystic
RIMA dissection during cardiac catheterization

RIMA explosion - never inject if the waveform is clearly dampened. Surprisingly
the LIMA/RIMA ostia ... CardiacCatheterization #Cardiology ... #Fluoroscopy #Clinical ... #LHC #CathLab
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Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
Cystic versus Reticular ... histiocytosis (LCH ... LCH is called a ... cystic disease. ... #Clinical #Radiology
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... Histiocytosis #Cystic
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... This becomes a flawed ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #foamed
HRCT findings in Langerhans cell histiocytosis:
Early stage:
- Small irregular or stellate nodules in centrilobular location.
Late stage
commonly seen) - Cystic ... airspaces Cysts ... There are no cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH #
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... This becomes a flawed ... Cardiology cannot ... #clinica l#foamed ... #algorithm #criticalcare
In a later stage the nodules start to cavitate and become cysts.
These cysts start as round
cavitate and become cysts ... These cysts start ... bizarre shaped cysts ... of LCH. ... #Clinical #Radiology