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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
: 'signet ring sign ... emphysema: no walls, central ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Comparison #Table
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC ... macule and papule (Table ... living in endemic areas ... rashes but without signs ... Maculopapular #Rash #Algorithm
Personality Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
• Enduring pattern of experience and behaviour that deviates from cultural
Personality Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... The pattern is stable ... and of long duration ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
terms to describe areas ... we describe a chest ... #CXR #Lucency #Differential ... #Table #CavitaryLesion ... Pulmonary #Diagnosis #Radiology
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... lichenification (chronic ... on scalp/face/central ... chest folds •
Mosaic attenuation
The term 'mosaic attenuation' is used to describe density differences between affected and non-affected lung
areas. ... due to chronic ... disease #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Attenuation #Differential
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
HP (right) Differential ... throughout the whole lung ... periphery towards the centrum ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP #
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
Signs of fibrosis ... mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Chronic
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
granulomas within the lungs ... but stable or chronic ... General: fever, ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... Diagnosis #Management #Signs
Increased pulmonary venous pressure is related to the pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and can be
features on the chest ... film (Table). ... patients with chronic ... obstructive lung ... #Diagnosis #Radiology