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Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Langerhans cell ... multiple thick walled cysts ... (LAM): regular cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Pattern #Comparison
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Cystic LCH: - LAM ... : round cysts, evenly ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Cysts #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Pattern #Comparison
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Langerhans cell ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #CTChest #Nodular ... #Pattern #NodularPattern
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Langerhans cell ... before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Comparison #Table
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
with Langerhans cell ... is a reticular patern ... caused by multiple cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis