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Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... or segmental pneumonia ... weight loss or long ... pneumonia caused ... #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... and dyspnea • Lobar ... : • Upper lung ... infiltrates or lobar ... cough, myalgia • Lung
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
anteriorly in the left lung ... consolidation due to a pneumonia ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... Radiology #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar consolidation
The most common presentation of consolidation is lobar or segmental.
The most common diagnosis is lobar
Lobar consolidation ... consolidation is lobar ... pneumonia. ... Pulmonary #CXR #Lobar ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
of interstitial lung ... peripheries and lower lung ... Diagnosis: • Lung ... TBNA or Surgical lung ... ILD #diagnosis #management
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
- Lobar or focal ... For instance a lobar ... pneumonia caused ... Consolidation #Lobar ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
masses is very long ... #Management #Radiology ... #Lung #Multiple ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic interstitial pneumonias ... responses of the lung ... and interstitial pneumonia ... involvement of the lung ... ILD #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
Whenever you see an area of increased density within the lung, it must be the result
density within the lung ... substances resulting in lobar ... tissue of the lung ... Atelectasis - collapse ... Consolidation #Patterns #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Here we have a number ... Lobar pneumonia ... Organizing pneumonia ... nodular interstitial lung ... Consolidation #Causes #RadiologyAssistant