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Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
Mucoid impaction ... Mucus plugs or ... mucoid impaction ... Mucoid impaction ... #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
A more common presentation of mucoid impaction in seen here.
This is the typical 'finger-in-glove' appearance of
presentation of mucoid ... appearance of mucoid ... The mucus in the ... FingerInGlove #Sign #RadiologyAssistant
On the left we see a chest film with a typical finger-in-glove shadow.
The HRCT shows focal
with extensive mucoid ... FingerInGlove #Sign #RadiologyAssistant
Tree-in-bud
In centrilobular nodules the recognition of 'tree-in-bud' is of value for narrowing the differential diagnosis.
Tree-in-bud describes
and impacted (mucus ... TreeInBud #Diagram #RadiologyAssistant
These images are of a patient who had widespread bronchopneumonia and was on ventilation.
During follow up
caused by a large mucus ... suction of the mucus ... MucousPlugging #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
peripheral lung - mucus ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Tree-in-bud almost always indicates the presence of:
Endobronchial spread of infection (TB, MAC, any bacterial bronchopneumonia)
Airway disease
primarily with mucus ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Gonorrhea: Pathophysiology

 - Neonatal Transmission -> Direct contact of patient mucosa with mother's infected mucosa while
contact of patient mucosa ... mother's infected mucosa ... contact of patient mucosa ... with infected mucosa ... with infected mucosa
Total atelectasis
The chest x-ray shows total atelectasis of the right lung due to mucus plugging.
Notice the
right lung due to mucus ... Lung #Collapse #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
in smokers - Mucus ... Patterns #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant