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Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
the left upper lobe ... traction-bronchiectasis due to the fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pulmonary #CTChest #Tuberculosis ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Progressive Massive ... lung disease caused ... of progressive massive ... bilaterally in the upper lobes ... #clinical #radiology
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
as a result of massive ... fibrosis perihilar ... and in upper lobes ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
end-stage with massive ... fibrosis in upper ... lobes presenting ... consolidation #Clinical #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
Progressive Massive ... Fibrosis on Chest ... interstitial lung ... benign, upper lobe ... silicosis #clinical #radiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Upper Lobe Lung ... Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... Diseases With Upper Lobe ... clearance: - Cystic Fibrosis ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
a patient with long ... There is fibrosis ... with upper lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
smokers, upper lobe ... In chronic HP fibrotic ... throughout the whole lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Mimic #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
the right upper lobe ... minimal fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Tuberculosis ... SecondaryTB #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
volume loss and fibrotic ... changes in the basal lung ... reticulation with a lower lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Reticular #ILD #RadiologyAssistant