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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Interstitial Lung ... Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ... (NSIP), Cryptogenic ... (DIP), Acute interstitial ... pneumonia (AIP)
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
combinations of fibrosis ... idiopathic or cryptogenic ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
restricted to areas ... organizing pneumonia ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
Subacute stage: - RB-ILD ... In chronic HP fibrotic ... throughout the whole lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CTChest ... #Mimic #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Notice the honeycombing and the preference of the subpleural and basal lung areas. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
subpleural and basal lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #UsualInterstitialPneumonitis ... #Pneumonitis #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice the honeycombing and the preference of the subpleural and basal lung areas. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
subpleural and basal lung ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #UIP #UsualInterstitialPneumonitis ... LowerLungPredominance #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
a patient with UIP ... volume loss and fibrotic ... changes in the basal lung ... Pneumonitis #Reticular #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial pneumonia ... rare idiopathic lung ... with subsequent fibrosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
the consolidated lung ... pus is coughed up ... be seen on the chest ... Radiology #CXR #CTChest ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient with DIP.
The HRCT shows diffuse areas of ground-glass density in the
a patient with DIP ... shows diffuse areas ... abnormalities and signs of fibrosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant