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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Nodular LCH: - Sarcoidosis ... Cystic LCH: - LAM ... : round cysts, evenly ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Cysts #Differential
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
Langerhans cell ... histiocytosis (LCH ... multiple thick walled cysts ... (LAM): regular cysts ... #HRCT #CTChest
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
Nodular pattern( ... Langerhans cell ... before the typical cysts ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Nodular #Pattern
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... LCH: multiple round ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
or a cystic pattern ... a patient with Langerhans ... In many of such cases ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
: reticular, nodular ... low attenuation (table ... The cystic pattern ... When the cysts have ... seen and in many cases
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Langerhans cell ... before the typical cysts ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Nodular #Pattern ... Differential #Comparison #Table
On the left another case of Langerhans' cell histiocytosis.
It started as small noduli, which progressed over
the left another case ... of Langerhans' ... bizarre shaped cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH #
HRCT findings in Langerhans cell histiocytosis:
Early stage:
- Small irregular or stellate nodules in centrilobular location.
Late stage
HRCT findings in Langerhans ... airspaces Cysts ... There are no cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #LCH #
Langerhans cell histiocytosis is an uncommon disease characterised by multiple cysts in patients with nicotine abuse.
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Langerhans cell ... characterised by multiple cysts ... cavitate and become cysts ... #CTChest #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... #LCH #Nodular #