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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... of chronic consolidation ... caused by Streptcoccus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
and UIP. ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Pulmonary #HRCT #ChestCT ... #Differential # ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... to think of the differential ... caused by streptococcus ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
you think of the causes ... fibrosis as in UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... multiple ill-defined masses ... dealing with the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... OrganizingPneumonia #BOOP #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
On the left a case ... and an abnormal chest ... non-segmental consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology ... EosinophilicPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
complex • Nodular/Masses ... Sarcoma • Focal Consolidation ... pulmonary #diseases #differential ... #diagnosis #chestCT ... #radiology
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
In most cases these ... small and fill up ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a Chest X-Ray ... UIP can be suspected ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant