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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... Nodular LCH: - Sarcoidosis ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
LCH: multiple round ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
histiocytosis (LCH ... Cystic #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
The CXR is of a ... histiocytosis (LCH ... LCH is called a ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #LCH ... #RadiologyAssistant
Histiocytosis - Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD)
Comparison of Features by Age,
histiocytosis (LCH ... disease (RDD) Comparison ... Histiocytosis #diagnosis ... #comparison #table ... features #management #LCH
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
challenging differential diagnosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #LCH # ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
limited differential diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #Patterns #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant