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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 ... the right upper lobe ... lobar or segmental pneumonia ... an acute lobar pneumonia ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case with multiple round and bizarre shaped cysts.
There was an upper lobe
There was an upper lobe ... Radiology #CTChest #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... Histiocytosis #LCH ... #RadiologyAssistant
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an uncommon disease characterised by multiple cysts in patients with nicotine abuse.
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there is an upper lobe ... Radiology #CTChest #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #LCH #Nodular # ... RadiologyAssistant
In a later stage the nodules start to cavitate and become cysts.
These cysts start as round
shaped cysts of LCH ... patients with LCH ... Radiology #CTChest #LCH ... #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... Histiocytosis #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
On the left radiological pathological correlation of Langerhans cell histiocytosis in respectively nodular stage and early
CTChest #Microscopy #LCH ... #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... Histiocytosis #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in Langerhans cell histiocytosis:
Early stage:
- Small irregular or stellate nodules in centrilobular location.
Late stage
Upper and mid lobe ... Radiology #CTChest #LCH ... #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... Histiocytosis #RadiologyAssistant
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
Radiology #CTChest #LCH ... #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
the right lower lobe ... excludes eosinophilic pneumonia ... of organizing pneumonia ... Distribution #Organizing #Pneumonia ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... consolidations with upper lobe ... chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Eosinophilic #Pnemonia ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
histiocytosis (LCH ... LCH is called a ... Interstitial #Langerhans #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #LCH #RadiologyAssistant