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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left three different patients with lung cysts.
From left to right: Lymphangiomyomatosis, LIP and Langerhans
patients with lung cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cystic #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... (LCH): multiple ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left radiological pathological correlation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in respectively nodular stage and early
and early and late ... cystic stage. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CTChest #Microscopy #LCH ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
In a later stage the nodules start to cavitate and become cysts.
These cysts start as round
In a later stage ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #Late ... #Histiocytosis ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in Langerhans cell histiocytosis:
Early stage:
- Small irregular or stellate nodules in centrilobular location.
Late stage
Late stage (more ... airspaces Cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an uncommon disease characterised by multiple cysts in patients with nicotine abuse.
In
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... nodules, that later ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #LCH ... #Nodular #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
This is late stage ... challenging differential diagnosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #LCH ... #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #Differential #Comparison