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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Consolidation - ... Lobar consolidation ... - Multifocal ill-defined ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... pneumonia caused ... present as multifocal ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Multifocal #Differential
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... interstitial lung disease ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
consolidations ... In most cases these ... is interstitial disease ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Consolidation
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Unlike lobar pneumonia ... It will lead to multifocal ... The disease does ... Bronchopneumonia can be caused ... #Clinical #Radiology
Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
collagen vascular disease ... the vasculitis causes ... ill-defined areas of consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Granulomatosis #Multifocal