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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
This was a consolidation ... caused by Sterptococcus ... pneumoniae. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
perihilar (batwing) or peripheral ... caused by streptococcus ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Consolidation
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
post-obstructive pneumonia ... like organizing pneumonia ... with multiple peripheral ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
include the list of causes ... of chronic consolidation ... caused by Streptcoccus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Lobar pneumonia ... Infarction - peripheral ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
with multifocal consolidations ... multiple ill-defined masses ... There is a peripheral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
Batwing
A bilateral perihilar distribution of consolidation is also called a Batwing distribution.
The sparing of the periphery
distribution of consolidation ... sparing of the periphery ... it is seen in pneumonias ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Batwing #
HRCT findings in Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
Peripheral consolidations with upper lobe predominance (photo negative of pulmonary edema).
On
Peripheral consolidations ... predominance (photo ... Notice peripheral ... distribution of the consolidations ... #Clinical #Radiology
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
On the left a case ... eosinophilia in the peripheral ... non-segmental consolidations ... eosinophils in the peripheral ... #Clinical #Radiology
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
small bilateral peripheral ... consolidations. ... in the former case ... also organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology