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Wegener's granulomatosis
Wegener's is a collagen vascular disease with vasculitis involving the lung, kidney and sinuses.
In the
ill-defined areas of consolidation ... with non-specific findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #GPA #Wegeners ... Granulomatosis #Multifocal
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
perihilar (batwing) or peripheral ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... Table #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... are dealing with multifocal ... The lab-findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
findings. ... Organizing pneumonia ... Infarction - peripheral ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant