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Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Lung Disease - Differential ... Metastases to lung as nodules ... Hypersensitivity ... #Differential #
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
interstitial opacities ... Nodule or mass ... - Multiple Masses ... Atelectasis #Diagnosis #Clinical ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
Hypersensitivity ... Hypersensitivity ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... NodularPattern #Differential ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
a.k.a. extrinsic allergic ... alveolitis): • Hypersensitivity ... ILD caused by inhalation ... ILD #diagnosis #differential ... #pulmonary #causes
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... patterns: reticular, nodular ... appreciate on a cest ... seen and in many cases ... #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
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
appearance of lung nodules ... fibrosis (CF) and allergic ... ABPA is a hypersensitivity ... bronchial obstruction caused ... #Clinical #Radiology
Radiographic appearances of pulmonary diseases in HIV/AIDS Patients
 • Diffuse Interstitial Infiltrates: Pneumocystis jirovecii, M.tuberculosis, Histoplasma
Patients • Diffuse Interstitial ... pneumonitis, Abacavir hypersensitivity ... avium complex • Nodular ... /Masses: M.tuberculosis ... pulmonary #diseases #differential
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
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 ... #CTChest #Hypersensitivity ... Centrilobular #RadiologyAssistant