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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung Diseases ... Connective Tissue Disease ... connective tissue disease ... ), Cryptogenic organizing ... Interstitial #Lung #Diseases
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
Connective tissue disease-associated ... interstitial lung diseases ... OP: organizing pneumonia ... connective tissue disease ... ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
as a result of organizing ... collagen vascular diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Cryptogenic #Organizing ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Other examples are organizing ... OP is organizing ... The old name is ... Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
this was also organizing ... collagen vascular disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #ILD
Perianal Crohn's Disease - IBD Algorithm

 • 5-40% w perianal fistula
 • ↑ risk if colonic
Perianal Crohn's Disease ... - IBD Algorithm ... manifestation in 10% • refractory ... Perianal #Crohns #Disease ... #IBDAlgorithm #IBD
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
appearances of pulmonary diseases ... ARDS, Metastatic disease ... Bronchoalveolar cancer, Organizing ... Infectious Diseases ... diagnosis #chestCT #radiology
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
larger ones are ill-defined ... possibility of multiple ill-defined ... the diagnosis of organizing ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Distribution #Organizing
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
exclusion of other diseases ... of cryptogenic organizing ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #ILD
Esophageal Crohn's Disease Management Algorithm

Assess for Active Symptoms and for Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease
Stricturing DX:
 • Bx r/o
Esophageal Crohn's Disease ... Stricturing/Fistulizing Disease ... Mitomycin C • Refractory ... Esophageal #Crohns #Disease ... Algorithm #treatment #IBD