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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... central dot. - LIP #Clinical ... #Cysts #Differential ... #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 #LAM ... Histiocytosis #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Honeycombing Most diseases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Diagram #Comparison ... Emphysema #SignetRing #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Pediatric Wheezing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
CXR Abnormal:
 • Pulmonary Sequestration
 • Congenital Adenoid Cystic
Pediatric Wheezing - Differential ... Abnormal: • Pulmonary ... Endobronchial Disease ... Wheezing #Wheeze #Differential ... Peds #Pediatrics #Pulmonary
Cystic Lung Disease
Upper Lobe Predominant: 
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis, Pneumocystis Jiroveci, Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Paracoccidioidomycosis,
Cystic Lung Disease ... (LCDD), Cystic ... Pulmonary Metastatic ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #pulmonary
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
(LAM): regular cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LowAttenuation #Cystic ... #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Cyanotic Heart Disease ... , Cystic Fibrosis ... Endocarditis, Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Gastrointestinal Disease ... Nails #Mnemonic #Differential
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... associated pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Emphysema #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic lung disease
Lung cysts are defined as radiolucent areas with a wall thickness of less than
Cystic lung disease ... Cystic lung diseases ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... CysticLungDisease #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant