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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Cystic LCH: - LAM ... : round cysts, evenly ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cystic #Cysts ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... low attenuation (table ... When the cysts have ... seen and in many cases ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
The CXR is of a ... LCH is called a ... In many of such cases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
the left another case ... bizarre shaped cysts ... replace normal lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH #
Radiologists use many terms to describe areas of decreased density or lucencies within the lung, like
since in many cases ... we describe a chest ... visible wall #CXR ... #Differential #Table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
changes in the basal lung ... reticular densities caused ... thick walls of the cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
On the left a case with multiple round and bizarre shaped cysts.
There was an upper lobe
On the left a case ... bizarre shaped cysts ... patient had a long ... #CTChest #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... Histiocytosis #LCH
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
this pattern was caused ... by multiple cysts ... challenging differential diagnosis ... #CXR #CTChest # ... LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis
On the left a case with multiple cysts that are evenly distributed througout the lung (
On the left a case ... with multiple cysts ... througout the lung ... in contrast to LCH ... #CTChest #LAM #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
: • Cystic fibrosis ... no evidence of cystic ... moderate-to-severe cases ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung