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Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
Chronic hypersensitivity ... pneumonitis The ... pneumonitis are ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pneumonia • (UIP ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... Diseases #ILD #Causes
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... histiocytosis - Hypersensitivity ... pneumonitis - Sarcoidosis ... is seen in: - UIP ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
changes in the basal lung ... reticular densities caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Interstitial #Pneumonitis
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
or interstitial lung ... distribution: Hypersensitivity ... pneumonitis, Respiratory ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Here another case of hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
There is a mosaic pattern.
Some secundary lobules demonstrate ground-glass opacity due
Here another case ... pneumonitis. ... opacity due to lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity
Subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in the subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
ill-defined centrilobular nodules of ground-glass opacity
pneumonitis The ... opacity (80% of cases ... opacity due to lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung ... ABPA is a hypersensitivity ... bronchial obstruction caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Fibrosis H - Hypersensitivity ... Therefore, conditions caused ... by a rigid chest ... antigens: - Hypersensitivity ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Here another case of subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
There is subtle opacity in the centre of the secondary
Here another case ... of subacute hypersensitivity ... pneumonitis. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity