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Differential diagnosis of Lymphangitic Carcinomatosis. 
On the left multiple diseases showing septal thickening:
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular
Differential diagnosis ... Cardiogenic pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... illness, clinical ... filling of the alveoli ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... Organizing Pneumonia - Diagnosis ... organizing pneumonia, Chronic ... #ILD #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... content of the alveoli ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Sporadic cases ... inoculation • Clinical ... effusions) - Chronic ... is described as alveolar ... patients with chronic
COPD phenotypes:  Blue Bloaters vs. Pink Puffers
The two most stereotypical forms of COPD are pink
physiology and clinical ... destruction of the alveoli ... airflow obstruction causes ... #Diagnosis #COPD ... #BlueBloaters #Comparison
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UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
) Differential diagnosis ... centrilobular emphysema. - Alveolar ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #CTChest #UIP #Comparison ... Fibrosis #Mimic #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... to confirm the diagnosis ... attributed to chronic ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
Chronic hypersensitivity ... pneumonitis (2) The case ... findigs alone, alveolar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
It can be difficult to distinguish these three entities.
There are two diagnostic hints for further differentiation:
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There are two diagnostic ... bronchiolitis or chronic ... penicillamine) #Clinical ... #Attenuation #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant