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Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
about imaging findings ... : reticular, nodular ... low attenuation (table ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
pattern. 1. ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... #Nodular #Pattern ... Differential #Comparison #Table
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
of these four patterns ... on a chest x-ray ... mass - Solitary Pulmonary ... Masses Atelectasis ... Diagnosis #Clinical #Radiology
Sarcoidosis
In this case the chest x-ray shows subtle findings that could be described as fine reticulation.
In
the chest x-ray ... shows subtle findings ... nature of the findings ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial #Pattern
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... listed in the table ... have specific patterns ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
nodules, asthma ... : UA, Urine protein ... FINDINGS: • AAV ... • IF staining patterns ... differential #diagnosis #management
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... findings. ... between these chest ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... in fact this is nodular
Subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in the subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
ill-defined centrilobular nodules of ground-glass opacity
pneumonitis The key findings ... opacity (80% of cases ... ) or mosaic pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
cells results in a pattern ... a predominant finding ... differential diagnosis (Table ... Nodular or irregular ... #CTChest #Reticular
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
fibrotic lung disease caused ... coalescence of the nodules ... typical eggshell pattern ... #CXR #Chest #XRay ... #labeled #pulmonary