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#Clinical #Radiology #CXR #CTChest #Longstanding #Sarcoidosis #Fibrosis #Conglomerate #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
#Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... Longstanding #Sarcoidosis ... #Fibrosis #Conglomerate ... #Nodules #RadiologyAssistant
Longstanding Sarcoidosis
Here a typical chest film in a patient with long standing Sarcoidosis (stage IV).
There is
Longstanding Sarcoidosis ... There is fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... #Fibrosis #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
Sarcoidosis end-stage ... result of massive fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... HighAttenuation #Pattern #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
lymphatic system 3) Fibrosis ... fibroblasts → fibrosis ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... anterior/posterior MSK
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
with end-stage fibrosis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Cyst #Emphysema #Comparison ... #RadiologyAssistant
Once you know how the normal hilar structures look like on a lateral view, it is
look like on a lateral ... On the lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Sarcoidosis ... Lymphadenopathy #RadiologyAssistant
TB
This patient presented first with the CXR on the left.
The findings are:
Widespread ill-defined densities, which are
first with the CXR ... later on the right ... upper lobe minimal fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SecondaryTB #Cavitary #RadiologyAssistant