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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... there are four patterns ... common pattern ... The cystic pattern ... seen and in many cases
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Here are the most common ... of these four patterns ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... have specific patterns ... realise, that these patterns ... are also common ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
summarizes the most common ... to look at the pattern ... more than one pattern ... lobar pneumonia caused ... #Pulmonary #CXR
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
is a reticular patern ... recognized that this pattern ... was caused by multiple ... the central dot sign ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
The most common ... causes of atelectasis ... produces only mild ... #CXR #Lobar #Collapse ... #Patterns #Comparison
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Mediterranean areas ... associated with mild ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign ... #differential #diagnosis
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Common Dermatological ... associated with signs ... Christmas tree pattern ... #differential #diagnosis ... #skin #common #
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
pneumonitis (2) The case ... scan: the mosaic pattern ... Signs of fibrosis ... with a mozaic pattern ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
The histologic pattern ... There are areas ... suggestive of the diagnosis ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... AcuteInterstitialPneumonia #ILD