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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... Nodular LCH: - Sarcoidosis ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... #Comparison #Table
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation pattern ... Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... (LCH): multiple ... #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... (LAM): uniform cysts ... LCH: multiple round ... #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Histiocytosis - Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD)
Comparison of Features by Age,
(LCH), Erdheim-Chester ... disease (RDD) Comparison ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #features ... #management #LCH
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
is a reticular patern ... recognized that this pattern ... caused by multiple cysts ... challenging differential diagnosis ... #CXR #CTChest #LCH