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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
• formerly BOOP ... - Clinical manifestations ... - Imaging: • CXR ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
must be located anteriorly ... consolidation due to a pneumonia ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... x-ray there is an ill-defined ... In the proper clinical ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
of organizing pneumonia ... also known as BOOP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
usually multiple ill-defined ... The old name is ... BOOP - Bronchiolitis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... AECOPD) Obtain workup ... limitation (GOLD Ill ... ventilated • CXR ... of AECOPD: • Clinical
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
Cavitation - Pneumonia ... are usually very ill ... usually not that ill ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Unlike lobar pneumonia ... to multifocal ill-defined ... be legionella pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
Based on the CXR ... compared to the old ... Notice that the inferior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #InterstitialEdema
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
border can be ill-defined ... appearance of the anterior ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum