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Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Nodular pattern ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... hyperaerated secondary nodules ... and secondry nodules ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Perilymphatic distribution
Perilymphatic nodules are most commonly seen in sarcoidosis.
They also occur in silicosis, coal-worker's pneumoconiosis and
Perilymphatic nodules ... in differential diagnosis ... and the nodular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pulmonary #HRCT #CTChest
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
patterns on a chest ... opacities - Fine Nodular ... - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
pembrolizumab) -Pneumonitis ... -It’s a diagnosis ... There are case reports ... pneumonitis, but ... #Radiology #Honc
Algorithm for nodular pattern
The algorithm to distinguish perilymphatic, random and centrilobular nodules is the following:
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Algorithm for nodular ... centrilobular nodules ... and also nodules ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pulmonary #HRCT #CTChest
Subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in the subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
ill-defined centrilobular nodules of ground-glass opacity
centrilobular nodules ... opacity (80% of cases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity ... #Nodular #Subacute
Sometimes the centrilobular opacities are more nodular in appearance as in this case. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
opacities are more nodular ... appearance as in this case ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity ... #Pneumonitis #HypersensitivityPneumonitis
On the left another typical case of sarcoidosis.
In addition to the perilymphatic nodules, there are multiple
another typical case ... perilymphatic nodules ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Sarcoidosis ... Peribronchovascular #Nodular