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#Clinical #Radiology #CXR #CTChest #Longstanding #Sarcoidosis #Fibrosis #Conglomerate #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Sarcoidosis #Fibrosis ... #Conglomerate #Nodules ... #RadiologyAssistant
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Nontuberculous mycobacteria, also known as atypical mycobacteria, are all the other mycobacteria which can cause
cause pulmonary disease ... pus within the cavity ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... AirFluidLevel #RadiologyAssistant
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
hyperaerated secondary nodules ... and secondry nodules ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here another patient with a mycobacterium infection.
Notice the nodules with cavitation #Clinical #Radiology #CXR #NonTuberculosis #Mycobacteria
Notice the nodules ... cavitation #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #NonTuberculosis ... Mycobacteria #NTM #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
lung disease caused ... With disease progression ... coalescence of the nodules ... Silicosis #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay
Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
interstitial lung disease ... which is caused by disease ... coalescence of the nodules ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... silicosis #clinical #radiology
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
multiple ill-defined nodules ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #SepticEmboli #Cavity ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
interstitial lung disease ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... interstitial lung disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis
On a CXR sarcoidosis usually first presents with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (example).
Parenchymal disease can present
Sarcoidosis On a CXR ... Parenchymal disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #NodularInterstitial ... #Sarcoidosis #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung nodules ... , as in cystic fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant