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Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Antinuclear Antibody ... SLE, SjS, CTD-ILD ... ARUPLabs #ANA #Antinuclear ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
with a nodular pattern ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... CTChest #Nodular #Pattern ... NodularPattern #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... diagnosis is to ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
the right lower lobe ... dealing with the differential ... diagnosis of chronic ... Biopsy revealed the diagnosis ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
Antinuclear Antibody Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns
Reticular/AMA: 
 • PBC, SSc, PBC/SSc OS, PBC/SjS OS
 • AMA
Speckled:
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Antinuclear Antibody ... Testing Cytoplasmic Patterns ... SLE, SjS, CTD-ILD ... #differential # ... diagnosis #rheumatology
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
film of a 19 year old ... is a reticular patern ... diagnosis in this ... The upper lobe predominance ... Histiocytosis #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... smokers, upper lobe ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
smoker with RB-ILD ... The dominant pattern ... there is a broad differential ... diagnosis and additional ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
has a limited differential ... diagnosis. ... produces only mild ... Lobar #Collapse #Patterns ... #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant