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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Nodular LCH: - Sarcoidosis ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... central dot. - LIP #Clinical ... #CTChest #Cystic ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
Low Attenuation pattern ... LCH: multiple round ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Low Attenuation pattern ... histiocytosis (LCH ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Nodular pattern( ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Nodular #Pattern
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
started as small noduli ... replace normal lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... : reticular, nodular ... The cystic pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
pattern. 1. ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #CTChest #Nodular ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
or a cystic pattern ... LCH is called a ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #RadiologyAssistant
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
High-Res Chest CT ... Patterns - Differential ... Low Attenuation Nodular ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonia ... #CT #Patterns #
On the left radiological pathological correlation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in respectively nodular stage and early
in respectively nodular ... early and late cystic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pathology #CTChest ... #Microscopy #LCH