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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 ... #Pneumonia #COP
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
ILD caused by inhalation ... • Idiopathic pulmonary ... ), Cryptogenic organizing ... pneumonia (COP) ... #causes
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 #Cryptogenic ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
lobar pneumonia caused ... pneumonia (OP) ... OP is organizing ... called cryptogenic (COP ... #CXR #Consolidation
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
multiple small bilateral ... in the former case ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest ... #COP #Cryptogenic ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... masses. ... bronchoalveolar carcinoma ... pneumonia (OP) ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Organizing pneumonia ... (OP) - multiple ... nodular interstitial lung ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
- Lung neoplasms ... bronchoalveolar carcinoma ... diseases like organizing ... pneumonia (OP) ... #CXR #Consolidation
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
Redistribution In a normal chest ... non-perfused vessels and causes ... redistribution applies to chest ... practice many chest ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Most Common Causes ... Physical stigmata of cor ... high-resolution chest ... Laboratory: • ANA, RF, CCP