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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... : - LAM: round cysts ... Centrilobular emphysema ... Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
the lung, like cyst ... pneumatocele, emphysema ... with a thin wall Emphysema ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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These include: - Emphysema ... - Lung cysts (LAM ... LowAttenuation #Differential ... #Emphysema #SignetRing ... #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... bizarre shaped cysts ... Centrilobular emphysema ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... To differentiate ... associated pulmonary emphysema ... #Emphysema #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Centrilobular emphysema ... multiple thick walled cysts ... (LAM): regular cysts ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Upper lung zone preference is seen in:
- Inhaled particles: pneumoconiosis (silica or coal)
- Smoking related diseases
(centrilobular emphysema ... HRCT #ChestCT #Differential ... #Table #Distribution ... #Upper #Lower #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
before the typical cysts ... NodularPattern #Differential ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... When the cysts have ... Interstitial #Pattern #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Honeycombing is defined by the presence of small cystic spaces with irregularly thickened walls composed of
Honeycomb cysts ... from paraseptal emphysema ... which subpleural cysts ... #Honeycombing #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant