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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Pneumonia (COP) ... - Imaging: • CXR ... Anti-dsDNA, ANCA COP ... #ILD #diagnosis ... #management
HRCT findings in OP
- Bilateral peripheral consolidations, sharply demarcated.
- Consolidations may be migratory.
- Lesions may show
HRCT findings in ... OP - Bilateral ... consolidations of OP ... #CTChest #COP # ... #Pneumonia #ILD
On the left a patient who complained of arthritic pain.

There are multiple small bilateral peripheral consolidations.
The
The findings in ... in the former case ... #CTChest #COP # ... Cryptogenic #Organizing ... #Pneumonia #ILD
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
lobar pneumonia caused ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... OP is organizing ... (COP). ... #Pulmonary #CXR
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... idiopathic or cryptogenic ... of NSIP, UIP, OP ... #Pulmonary #CTChest ... IdiopathicInterstitialPneumonia #ILD
On the left two cases with chronic consolidation. 
There are patchy non-segmental consolidations in a subpleural
On the left two cases ... organizing pneumonia (COP ... pneumonia the HRCT findings ... this #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #COP #
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... findings. ... between these chest ... Organizing pneumonia (OP ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
masses. ... The lab-findings ... organizing pneumonia (OP ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Peripheral
On the left a smoker with RB-ILD with subtle HRCT-findings.
The dominant pattern is ground glass opacification.
Additional
immunocompromised patient PCP ... would be on top ... probably would be pulmonary ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #RBILD
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Characteristic finding ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... and confirmatory findings ... LDH • ↑ ESR, CRP ... #diagnosis #management