9 results
Lungcancer
10% of lungcancers cavitate, most commonly squamous cell carcinoma.
Small cell lungcancer does not cavitate.
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma, or
most commonly squamous ... Here a chest x-ray ... large cavitating lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
blood or tumor cells ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... or Langerhans cell ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cavity #Cyst #
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
or the anterior chest ... auricular papules Clinical ... CD4+ and CD8+ T cell ... anti-NXP2 Abs Lung ... #rheumatology #dermatology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... in Langerhans cell ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... • Nodular or cavitary ... Advanced HIV (CD4 cell ... Disease: Clinical ... NTM #Infections #differential
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
scale • Basal cell ... • Squamous cell ... , vagina, oral cavity ... ; pruritis #dermatology ... #rash #differential
Anti-NXP-2 Dermatomyositis

What?
DM with generalized subcutaneous edema
Pts have more myalgias, more severe weakness, and an increased prevalence
or the anterior chest ... auricular papules Clinical ... Muscle atrophy may cause ... lung carcinoma ... #rheumatology #dermatology
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant