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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... x-ray there is an ill-defined ... most likely a lobar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Consolidation #Lobar ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
In chronic disease ... Neoplasm with lobar ... post-infection diseases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
of organizing pneumonia ... collagen vascular diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... and interstitial pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
also organizing pneumonia ... collagen vascular disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Cryptogenic #Organizing #Pneumonia ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... interstitial lung disease ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
Here a typical lobar ... air-bronchogram Lobar ... the result of disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Alveolar proteinosis is a rare disease characterized by filling of the alveolar spaces with PAS positive
proteinosis is a rare disease ... 30 and 50 years old ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AlveolarProteinosis ... #CrazyPaving #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with both septal thickening and ground glass opacity in a patchy
in many other diseases ... NSIP), organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SeptalThickening #AlveolarProteinosis ... #Proteinosis #RadiologyAssistant