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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... • Secondary OP ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... Organizing #Pneumonia #COP
On the left a patient with rheumatoid arthritis and bilateral peripheral consolidations as a result of
peripheral consolidations ... Patients with OP ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... RheumatoidArthritis #ILD
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
HRCT findings in OP ... of OP. ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
organizing pneumonia (OP ... OP is organizing ... (COP). ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
multiple small bilateral ... peripheral consolidations ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... Organizing #Pneumonia #ILD
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... between these chest ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... Organizing pneumonia (OP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
and chronic consolidation ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... proteinaceous material ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CXR #Consolidation
Differential diagnosis of the reversed halo sign (RHS). AIA, angioinvasive aspergillosis; AIS, adenocarcinoma in situ; COP,
adenocarcinoma in situ; COP ... , cryptogenic organising ... interstitial pneumonia; OP ... pneumonia; PZ, pulmonary ... lesions, lobular consolidation
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
idiopathic or cryptogenic ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Pulmonary ... #CTChest #Idiopathic ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... obstruction • COPD ... Physical stigmata of cor ... centrilobular nodules, or consolidation ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP