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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Nodule or mass ... - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... most frequently caused ... The other cause ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumonia #PJP #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis
In this case the chest x-ray shows subtle findings that could be described as fine reticulation.
In
demonstrated a fine nodular ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Sarcoidosis #Nodular ... #Interstitial # ... Pattern #RadiologyAssistant
Sometimes the centrilobular opacities are more nodular in appearance as in this case. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
opacities are more nodular ... appearance as in this case ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Hypersensitivity #Pneumonitis ... Centrilobular #RadiologyAssistant
Subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in the subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
ill-defined centrilobular nodules of ground-glass opacity
centrilobular nodules ... opacity (80% of cases ... centrilobular nodules ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Centrilobular #RadiologyAssistant
Here another case of subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
There is subtle opacity in the centre of the secondary
Here another case ... hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HypersensitivityPneumonitis #Nodular ... Centrilobular #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis
On a CXR sarcoidosis usually first presents with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy (example).
Parenchymal disease can present
Here a typical case ... When these small nodules ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Interstitial # ... #Sarcoidosis #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung nodules ... with asthma or CF ... bronchial obstruction caused ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... in fact this is nodular ... interstitial lung ... #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Lymphoid interstitial ... pneumonitis: seen ... another typical case ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #LAM #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant