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On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
arthritis and bilateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... idiopathic it is called ... cryptogenic (COP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
multiple small bilateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
- Bilateral peripheral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
emphysema: no walls ... central dot. - LIP ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis or LIP is uncommon, being seen mainly in patients with autoimmune disease, particularly
Lymphocytic interstitial ... pneumonitis or LIP ... Symptoms are nonspecific ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
Before we call these ... , OP and LIP have ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
is necessary to differentiate ... a patient with COPD ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Old #RibFracture ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... can heal and end up ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
larger ones are ill-defined ... dealing with the differential ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant