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Typical UIP with honeycombing and traction bronchiectasis in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) #Clinical
Typical UIP with ... honeycombing and traction bronchiectasis ... fibrosis (IPF) #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #IPF #ILD
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
function of the DIP ... joint needs to be clinically ... distal to the DIP ... free movement of PIP ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
The CXR demonstrates ... honeycombing and traction bronchiectasis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #CTChest ... Honeycombing #Traction #Bronchiectasis
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... child-bearing age - Cystic bronchiectasis ... central dot. - LIP ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Lung cysts (LAM, LIP ... histiocytosis) - Bronchiectasis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Differential
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... appreciate on a cest ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential
The case on the left shows subpleural honeycomb cysts in several contiguous layers.
There is also a
widespread traction bronchiectasis ... Interstitial Pneumonia (UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP # ... TractionBronchiectasis #Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Hemoptysis • Coughing up ... Physical stigmata of cor ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV ... Sweat chloride test ... #pulmonary #differential
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Pattern - Chest Radiology ... , Sarcoidosis, HSP ... Pattern #Chest #Radiology ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
HRCT findings in UIP
Honeycombing consisting of multilayered thick-walled cysts.
Architectural distortion with traction bronchiectasis due to fibrosis.
Predominance
HRCT findings in UIP ... with traction bronchiectasis ... lymphadenopathy #Clinical ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #UsualInterstitialPneumonitis