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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... Pneumonia - Clinical ... : • CXR: Peripheral ... Pulmonary lymphoma, Diffuse ... #Pneumonia #COP
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
caused by streptococcus ... pneumonia (OP) ... OP is organizing ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
x-ray there is an ill-defined ... weight loss or long ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RUL #Lobar #Pneumonia
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
in the former case ... pneumonia, but ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #Pneumonia #ILD
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... masses. ... pneumonia (OP) ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Lung neoplasms ... diseases like organizing ... pneumonia (OP) ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Organizing pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Radiology #CXR
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Unlike lobar pneumonia ... to multifocal ill-defined ... Bronchopneumonia can be caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
, organizing pneumonia ... • Patchy or diffuse ... Exclude other causes ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP