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Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... PCP Mycoplasma ... This was a PCP-infection ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Non specific interstitial ... pneumonitis (NSIP ... Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... pneumonias (IIPs ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #GGO # ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL PNEUMONIAS ... - 20% of pneumonias ... fever, rales, interstitial ... HIV PARASITIC PNEUMONIAS
Differential diagnosis of TB.
Primary TB: Acute bacterial pneumonia
Secondary TB: Sarcoidosis, Silicosis, Pneumoconiosis
Endobronchial spread of TB: Bronchopneumonia,
Acute bacterial pneumonia ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Comparison #Metastases #Mimic ... #RadiologyAssistant
#radiology #ctchest #differential

Differential Diagnosis of Ground-glass Opacity.

Some abbreviations
HP: Hypersensitive pneumonitis
DIP: Desquamative interstitial pneumonia
PAP: Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
MIA:
#radiology #ctchest ... Differential Diagnosis ... Hypersensitive pneumonitis ... : Desquamative interstitial ... pneumonia PAP:
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
identified, Strep pneumoniae ... Lymphocytic or lymphoid interstitial ... pneumonitis, Abacavir ... /- High res CT chest ... HIVAIDS #workup #diagnosis
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis ... Hypersensitivity Pneumonia ... #pulmonary #radiology
On the left an immunocompromised patient with PCP.
The CT findings are diffuse ground-glass opacification.
The findings are
the most likely diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #PJP # ... Pneumocystis #Pneumonia ... #RadiologyAssistant