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Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
Peripheral distribution ... cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... perihilar (batwing) or peripheral ... Diffuse #Multifocal #Differential ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... with peripheral ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... with peripheral ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
sparing of the periphery ... it is seen in pneumonias ... Reverse Batwing Peripheral ... #CXR #Batwing #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... will limit the differential ... post-obstructive pneumonia ... with multiple peripheral ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
There is a peripheral ... dealing with the differential ... of organizing pneumonia ... Radiology #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... eosinophilia in the peripheral ... eosinophils in the peripheral ... #Eosinophilic #Pneumonia ... EosinophilicPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
diagnosis is lobar pneumonia ... table lists the differential ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
VITAMINS Mnemonic for Acute / Subacute Peripheral Polyneuropathy

Vascular
Inflammatory: Amyloidosis, vasculitis (often more subacute/chronic)
Toxins: Nitrous oxide, chemo,
Acute / Subacute Peripheral ... oxide, chemo, checkpoint ... VITAMINS #Mnemonic #Peripheral ... Neurology #Diagnosis #Differential
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
and bilateral peripheral ... of organizing pneumonia ... Cryptogenic #Organizing #Pneumonia ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD #RadiologyAssistant