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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
cough, dyspnea, fever ... , cavities • HRCT ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... Treatment: • Mild ... #ILD #diagnosis
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
morphologic findings on HRCT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
with low-grade fever ... Like in COP we see ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Eosinophilic ... #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
HRCT findings in ... cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... initiation of smoking; Fever ... brown sputum, fever ... Travel hx, food hx; Fever ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
On the left two different patients with similarl HRCT findings.
The left one is a smoker with
with similarl HRCT ... hypersensitivity pneumonits ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
with cough and fever ... (OP) - multiple ... nodular interstitial lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease characterized by filling of the alveolar spaces with PAS positive
the suggestive HRCT ... Nonproductive cough, fever ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AlveolarProteinosis ... #CrazyPaving #RadiologyAssistant
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
show very similar HRCT ... throughout the whole lung ... #CTChest #UIP # ... Comparison #Chronic ... #RadiologyAssistant