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Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
Fibrosis on Chest ... resulting in benign, upper ... #Fibrosis #Chest ... CXR #silicosis #clinical ... #radiology
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
Progressive Massive ... lung disease caused ... bilaterally in the upper ... #clinical #radiology ... #CXR #Chest #XRay
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
as a result of massive ... fibrosis perihilar ... and in upper lobes ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
end-stage with massive ... fibrosis in upper ... consolidation #Clinical ... #Radiology #HRCT ... #Pattern #Comparison
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal chest ... redistribution applies to chest ... practice many chest ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
Here a typical chest ... in the upper zones ... The differential ... with upper lobe ... #Clinical #Radiology
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Radiation C - Cystic Fibrosis ... pulmonary apices caused ... by a rigid chest ... lung #diseases #differential ... #STARCHASERS #radiology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... Lymph nodes in upper ... underarms, or chest ... Extranodal disease: GI
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... seen in smokers, upper ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #Comparison
Another common cause of displacement of the azygoesophageal line is subcarinal lymphadenopathy.
Notice the displacement of the
Another common cause ... displacement of the upper ... azygoesophageal line on the chest ... the result of massive ... #Clinical #Radiology