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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... Nodular LCH: - Sarcoidosis ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
the left some diseases ... with a nodular ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... NodularPattern #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
Ground-glass opacity (GGO ... interstitial lung disease ... Pulmonary #CTChest #GGO ... #GroundGlass #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an uncommon disease characterised by multiple cysts in patients with nicotine abuse.
In
is an uncommon disease ... patients show only nodules ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LangerhansCellHistiocytosis #LCH ... #Nodular #RadiologyAssistant
Solid pulmonary nodules can represent various etiologies:
- benign granulomas
- focal scar
- intrapulmonary lymph nodes
- primary malignancies
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Solid pulmonary nodules ... malignancies - metastatic disease ... that can help to differentiate ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... PulmonaryNodule #Followup #RadiologyAssistant
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
very important to differentiate ... In chronic disease ... granulomatous noduli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... interstitial lung disease ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with ground glass pattern in a mosaic distribution.
Some lobules are involved
The differential ... thromboembolic disease ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #GGO # ... HypersenstitivityPneumonitis #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
far as you can go ... many inhalational diseases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #LCH ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
interstitial lung disease ... has a limited differential ... Nodular or irregular ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant