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Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
blood or tumor cells ... Even fibrosis as ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #RadiologyAssistant
Ground-glass opacity
Ground-glass opacity (GGO) represents:
- Filling of the alveolar spaces with pus, edema, hemorrhage, inflammation or
inflammation or tumor cells ... or interstitial lung ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #GroundGlass #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... combinations of fibrosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
the surrounding lung ... or Langerhans cell ... with end-stage fibrosis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest
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
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... apices caused by ... - Langerhans cell ... #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
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
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... nodes: 13-15%, skin
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
Thickening of the lung ... interstitium by fluid, fibrous ... infiltration by cells ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
histologic pattern of pulmonary ... fibrosis. ... On a chest X-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Honeycombing #RadiologyAssistant