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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... of Langerhans cell ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Differential #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Langerhans cell ... histiocytosis (LCH ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Pattern #Comparison
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... The cystic pattern ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pattern #Differential
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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(LAM, LIP, Langerhans ... cell histiocytosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Diagram #Comparison
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Langerhans cell ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #CTChest #Nodular ... #Differential # ... Comparison #Table
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
cell histiocytosis ... is a reticular patern ... diagnosis in this ... #Clinical #Radiology ... LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis