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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
low attenuation (table ... On a Chest X-Ray ... a CXR the most common ... detected on a chest ... seen and in many cases
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... are also common ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
eyebrows, perinasal areas ... Erythema with greasy ... - Sun-exposed areas ... with adherent, greasy ... Christmas tree pattern
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Common Variable ... - gastric and breast ... Granulomatous lymphocytic interstitial ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... DDX - Other causes
Palpable Skin Crepitus on Physical Exam

Notice these air bubbles under the skin. An 86-year-old woman with
sudden-onset shortness of breath ... and spaces can cause ... travels from these areas ... and perivascular interstitium ... in subcutaneous areas
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On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
radiographic findings are areas ... and non-specific interstitial ... or NSIP pattern ... into any of the common ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... The histologic pattern ... There are areas ... and extensive areas ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
PFAPA is the most common ... globally, excluding areas ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: The exact cause ... the acute flare; chest ... dominant inheritance pattern