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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... edema #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... : ill defined centrilobular ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... bronchiolitis: ill ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Pulmonary complications of targeted therapy
-Immune checkpoint inhibitors (e.g. pembrolizumab)
-Pneumonitis is uncommon (~5% of patients) but can
pembrolizumab) -Pneumonitis ... well as radiation pneumonitis ... reports of pleural effusion ... clinical diagnosis pneumonitis ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Chronic #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Post-infectious, Pneumonitis ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Dz, Malignant effusion
HRCT findings in UIP
Honeycombing consisting of multilayered thick-walled cysts.
Architectural distortion with traction bronchiectasis due to fibrosis.
Predominance
Mild mediastinal ... lymphadenopathy #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial #Pneumonitis ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
It is usually easy to recognize the pattern of UIP on HRCT. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest #UIP
#Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial #Pneumonitis ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Ill defined centrilobular nodules of ground glass density in a patient with hypersensitivity pneumonitis #Clinical #Radiology
Ill defined centrilobular ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Hypersenstitivity #Pneumonitis ... Centrilobular #RadiologyAssistant
Notice the honeycombing and the preference of the subpleural and basal lung areas. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
#Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial #Pneumonitis ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant