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Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Cystic LCH: - LAM ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #Cystic ... #Cysts #Differential ... #Comparison #Table
A 22 year old female with cystic fibrosis presents to you complaining of increasing shortness of
old female with cystic ... fibrosis presents ... #Clinical #CXR # ... chest #xray #Cystic ... #Fibrosis #radiology
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
(LAM): uniform cysts ... LCH: multiple round ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Pattern #Comparison
Low Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Centrilobular emphysema: low attenuation areas without walls. Notice the centrilobular artery
histiocytosis (LCH ... (LAM): regular cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Pattern #Comparison
Cystic versus Reticular
It can be difficult to determine whether we are dealing with a reticular pattern
The CXR is of a ... LCH is called a ... On the CXR it is ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
In the differential ... with end-stage fibrosis ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Emphysema #Comparison
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
bronchiectasis, as in cystic ... fibrosis (CF) and ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Emphysema, when it is severe, can mimick Langerhans cell histiosytosis.
When it extends beyond the centrilobular area
look as if it is cystic ... patients with LCH ... bronchiolitis and even fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Emphysema
On the left a chest film of a 19 year old patient with Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
The
caused by multiple cysts ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest # ... LCH #LangerhansCellHistiocytosis ... Histiocytosis #Cystic
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
before the typical cysts ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular ... #Comparison #Table