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On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
with rheumatoid arthritis ... Patients with OP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
complained of arthritic ... multiple small bilateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #Pneumonia #ILD
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
sclerosis, Rheumatoid arthritis ... ), Cryptogenic organizing ... pneumonia (COP) ... Churg Strauss syndrome ... #diagnosis #differential
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
HRCT findings in OP ... consolidations of OP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP # ... #Pneumonia #ILD
Connective tissue disease-associated interstitial lung diseases

LIP: lymphoid interstitial pneumonia. NSIP: nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. OP: organizing pneumonia.
OP: organizing pneumonia ... AIP: acute interstitial ... PSS: Sjogren syndrome ... RA: rheumatoid arthritis ... ConnectiveTissueDiseases #ILD
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... erythematosus, Rheumatoid arthritis ... , C3, C4, anti-CCP ... • CXR (diffuse ... high resolution chest
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
the differential diagnosis ... of organizing pneumonia ... (OP) also known ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
differentiate between acute ... diseases like organizing ... pneumonia (OP) ... proteinaceous material ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Rheumatoid Arthritis Summary
Overview: chronic, inflammatory symmetric polyarthritis involving small joints of hands/feet, knees, shoulders
Signs & Symptoms:
Rheumatoid Arthritis ... factor) • anti-CCP ... : CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS ... ideally limit for acute ... #Rheumatoid #Arthritis