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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
The fourth pattern includes abnormalities that result in decreased lung attenuation or air-filled lesions.
These include:
- Emphysema
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Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Diagram #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
or an area of consolidation ... Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #CTChest #Nodular ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
this pattern was caused ... diagnosis in this ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
Miliary Infection (TB ... Hemorrhage, Edema • Consolidation ... Attenuation: • Emphysema ... Congenital, Langerhans Histiocytosis ... #radiology
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Differential diagnosis ... Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... Centrilobular emphysema ... #CTChest #Lymphangiomyomatosis ... #LAM #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
visible wall #CXR ... #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... Lung #Pulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Radiology