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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
of Langerhans cell ... histiocytosis. ... Nodular LCH: - Sarcoidosis ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... #Radiology #CTChest
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation pattern ... Langerhans cell ... histiocytosis (LCH ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pattern #Comparison
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
or a cystic pattern ... cell histiocytosis ... (LCH). ... LCH is called a ... #LCH #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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The fourth pattern ... (LAM, LIP, Langerhans ... cell histiocytosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Diagram #Comparison
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... The cystic pattern ... walls like in Langerhans ... cell histiocytosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
is a reticular patern ... challenging differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Langerhans cell ... histiocytosis: early ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary