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Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
alveolar spaces with pus ... lung disease (i.e ... predominance: UIP ... bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long ... common sites: hip ... • XR, MRI to ... #hematology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
lung disease comes ... lung disease and ... seen and in many cases ... UIP can be suspected ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
The CXR demonstrates a reticular interstitial pattern with a preference at the lung bases.
The HRCT demonstrates
The CXR demonstrates ... preference at the lung ... bases. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #CTChest
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
On a chest X-ray ... pattern at the lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular ... #Interstitial #
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 # ... #Usual #Interstitial
SAPHO Syndrome Summary

What?
SAPHO syndrome is a rare chronic inflammatory disorder of bone, joint, and skin characterized
blisters containing pus ... Rule out other causes ... - MRI: inflammation ... #diagnosis #management ... #Dermatology
Sjogren's Syndrome Overview

Epidemiology:
• F > M: 9:1
• 5-6th Decades (can be any age)

Autoimmune exocrinopathy multisystemic disease
Hypocomplementemia • Can cause ... , UIP, NSIP): • ... Nephrogenic DI Hematologic ... MALT Lymphoma • Lung ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
pneumonia (PJP), MAI ... zone infiltrates ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... factor • May cause ... fever, rales, interstitial
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
• Chronic lung ... Granulomatous lymphocytic interstitial ... lung disease (GLILD ... DDX - Other causes ... hypogammaglobulinemia #immunology #hematology