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Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
Upper lung zone ... Smoking related diseases ... bronchiolitis (RB-ILD ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
with airspace disease ... or tumor cells (Table ... UIP, NSIP and long ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
auricular papules Clinical ... severity of the disease ... and ILD • Liver ... anti-NXP2 Abs Lung ... #rheumatology #dermatology
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
responses of the lung ... indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... to think of the differential ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential ... #causes #management
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in interstitial lung ... disease comes from ... low attenuation (table ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
the left some diseases ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Dermatological semiology of Cutaneous Vasculitis 

Clinicopathologic correlations
 • Purpura, papules, pustules, necrosis: involvement of small vessels
Identification of causes ... Connective tissue disease ... Vasculitis #dermpath #dermatology ... lesions #diagnosis #clinical ... pathology #lesions #differential
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... masses. ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant