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Differential diagnosis of Lymphangiomyomatosis:
Langerhans cell histiocytosis: > 90% are smokers, cysts have irregular shapes and the
Lymphoid interstitial pneumonitis ... another typical case ... of LAM. ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #Cystic #RadiologyAssistant
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Primary - Other (Rare ... Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM ... , Beomycin • Acute ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... Lung #Diseases #ILD
Sometimes the centrilobular opacities are more nodular in appearance as in this case. #Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
centrilobular opacities are ... appearance as in this case ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... Hypersensitivity #Pneumonitis ... Centrilobular #RadiologyAssistant
Subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis
The key findings in the subacute hypersensitivity pneumonitis are:
ill-defined centrilobular nodules of ground-glass opacity
are: ill-defined ... opacity (80% of cases ... There are ill-defined ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... Centrilobular #RadiologyAssistant
Calcifications Around the Heart on Chest XRay
Case #1: This appearance is typical of pericardial calcification &
XRay Case #1: This ... Case #2: The "tubular ... The proximal LAD ... Case #3: This is ... myocardium from an old
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
There are multiple ... in the former case ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD ... #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
other interstitial pneumonias ... Unknown • 6-7 cases ... • Hemoptysis - rare ... - No specific lab ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... indicates unknown cause ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case with multiple cysts that are evenly distributed througout the lung (
On the left a case ... was a 40 year old ... Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #Pneumothorax #RadiologyAssistant
Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
Here are the most ... patterns on a chest ... consolidation - Multifocal ill-defined ... Nodule - Multiple Masses ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant