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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... Nodular LCH: - Sarcoidosis ... : round cysts, evenly ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Cysts #Differential
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Nodular pattern( ... Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pattern #Comparison
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
between cavities and cysts ... them from cysts ... Cysts occur without ... Cysts usually contain ... #Radiology #CTChest
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 ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Comparison #Table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
patterns: reticular, nodular ... When the cysts have ... Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
caused by multiple cysts ... most challenging differential ... helpfull in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #