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The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
The idiopathic interstitial ... unknown cause and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Idiopathic #Interstitial ... #Findings #RadiologyAssistant
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
chronic HP (right) Differential ... very similar HRCT findings ... #Radiology #CTChest ... Comparison #Chronic #HypersensitivityPneumonitis ... #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... pneumonia caused ... When it is idiopathic ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... about imaging findings ... lung disease comes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar atelectasis or lobar collaps is an important finding on a chest x-ray and has a
on a chest x-ray ... has a limited differential ... The most common causes ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Patterns #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a patient who is treated with cytotoxic drugs for a hematologic malignancy.
The radiographic
The radiographic findings ... in the differential ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #DrugInduced ... #RadiologyAssistant
Acute interstitial pneumonia (AIP, earlier named Hamman Rich Pneumonitis) is a rare idiopathic lung disease characterized
Acute interstitial ... with subsequent fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #AIP # ... #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
non-pulmonary findings ... lung disease, that ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Septal thickening
Thickening of the lung interstitium by fluid, fibrous tissue, or infiltration by cells results in
by fluid, fibrous ... lung disease, it ... a predominant finding ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
The predominant finding is ground glass opacity (GGO).
There is very subtle traction bronchiectasis, indicating that the
The predominant finding ... the result of fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #NSIP ... #RadiologyAssistant