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High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic ... pneumonia with ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... Chronic diseases ... caused by streptococcus ... #Differential #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... include the list of causes ... of chronic consolidation ... caused by Streptcoccus ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... like acute or chronic ... between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... or tumor cells (Table ... the alveoli and cause ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
On the left a case ... of chronic eosinophilic ... non-segmental consolidations ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... EosinophilicPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
HRCT findings in Chronic ... Peripheral consolidations ... distribution of the consolidations ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #Pnemonia #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... Sarcoidosis end-stage: consolidation ... Radiology #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... multiple ill-defined masses ... month history of chronic ... consolidation. ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
dyspnea • Lobar consolidation ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... Legionella: • Nausea ... factor • May cause ... reported in 100% of cases