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Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
usually multiple ill-defined ... pneumonia caused ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... x-ray there is an ill-defined ... pneumonia caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - Lobar ... consolidation - Diffuse ... consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Unlike lobar pneumonia ... to multifocal ill-defined ... Bronchopneumonia can be caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
in the former case ... also organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
Neoplasm with lobar ... (OP) or chronic ... are so small and diffuse ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
substances resulting in lobar ... , diffuse or multifocal ... ill-defined opacities ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
larger ones are ill-defined ... possibility of multiple ill-defined ... masses. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant