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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... common pattern ... on a CXR. ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
e.g. biopsy, car ... bruising/erythema/sign ... mastitis • Usually caused ... #differential #diagnosis ... #surgery #causes
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
was caused by multiple ... challenging differential diagnosis ... the central dot sign ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #CTChest #LCH #
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
the southern and eastern ... Mediterranean areas ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign ... #differential #diagnosis
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
tightness Most Common ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Physical stigmata of cor ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... #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 #
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
re-exams (normal CXR ... in over 80% of cases ... Common injuries ... and/or delayed diagnosis ... Keep this injury pattern
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... x-ray (CXR), try ... radiograph pattern ... Contusion Most commonly ... caused by significant
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 ... the acute flare; chest ... dominant inheritance pattern ... known pathogenic cause