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Here are the most common examples of these four patterns on a chest x-ray (click image
- Reticular interstitial ... - Solitary Pulmonary ... #Diagnosis #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
: reticular, nodular ... low attenuation (table ... pattern on a CXR ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left some diseases with a nodular pattern.
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary
#Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Nodular ... #Differential #Comparison ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
of pulmonary fibrosis ... a reticular pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular ... #Interstitial #
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
cells results in a pattern ... (Table). ... Nodular or irregular ... #CTChest #Reticular ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Reticular pattern 
1. Lymphangitic carcinomatosis: irregular septal thickening, usually focal or unilateral 50% adenopathy', known carcinoma.
2.
Reticular pattern ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... #Reticular #Pattern ... #Comparison #Table
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): Extra-articular manifestations
Skin: 
 • Inflammation of skin (esp. over areas of stress) forms
-> Rheumatoid Nodules ... Ulcers, Livedo reticularis ... pleural effusion on CXR ... interstitial lung ... disease/pulmonary
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
in fact this is nodular ... interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #RadiologyAssistant
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... renal failure Clinical ... e.g. incidental CXR ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... pernio, papules, nodules