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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... (NSIP), Cryptogenic ... #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
cardiogenic pulmonary ... mainly seen in cryptogenic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestCT #Differential ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... Treatment: • Mild ... #COP #BOOP #pulmonary ... #ILD #diagnosis
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
caused by streptococcus ... (OP) and chronic ... idiopathic it is called cryptogenic ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Sign - Infectious and ... Non-Infectious Differential ... • Infectious Causes ... Non-Infectious Causes ... granulomatosis, Cryptogenic
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
rheumatoid arthritis and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP #Cryptogenic ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... idiopathic or cryptogenic ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
in the former case ... also organizing pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP #Cryptogenic ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
x-ray there is an ill-defined ... if this patient had ... caused by Streptcoccus ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Lung Disease - Differential ... leaking out of pulmonary ... Lung #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential