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Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
Mosaic pattern with areas of ground-glass atenuation
with areas of ground-glass ... areas of low attenuation ... shows a mosaic pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
High Attenuation ... with peripheral areas ... presenting as areas ... with peripheral areas ... #HRCT #CTChest
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
with areas of ground-glass ... areas of low attenuation ... scan, indicating air ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
non-affected lung areas ... There are patchy areas ... oligemic lung due to chronic ... disease #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
On the left a patient with DIP.
The HRCT shows diffuse areas of ground-glass density in the
shows diffuse areas ... and some mosaic pattern ... smoking #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DIP # ... DesquamativeInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
The histologic pattern ... There are areas ... and extensive areas ... #CTChest #AIP # ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
radiographic findings are areas ... or fibrosis in chronic ... patients with a UIP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Case A 39-year-old ... SpO2 88% on room air ... This post will focus ... radiograph pattern ... #Radiology #CTChest