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Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... diagnosis of chronic ... of organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... caused by streptococcus ... BOOP - Bronchiolitis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia - Clinical ... Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... pneumonia, Chronic ... #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
and chronic consolidation ... - Lung neoplasms ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
this patient had weight ... loss or long standing ... of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Organizing pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... dyspnea • Lobar consolidation ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... factor • May cause ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
• Domestic and wild ... status NTM Cause ... Disease: Clinical ... • Fever and weight ... NTM #Infections #differential