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Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Exposure-Related ILD (a.k.a. extrinsic allergic alveolitis): 
 • Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Farmer's lung, Bird
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis ... Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias ... polyangiitis, Eosinophilic ... syndrome) • Eosinophilic ... #diagnosis #differential
Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 • Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 • Eosinophilic Leukemia
 • MPN/MDS
Eosinophilia - Differential ... GI, lung, skin), ... ) • Infectious: ... pneumonia, Adrenal ... #Differential #
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
other interstitial pneumonias ... - Clinical manifestations ... Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia ... , Chronic eosinophilia ... BOOP #pulmonary #ILD
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Lung Diseases ... Pneumonia (< 1 ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... #pulmonary #differential ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 • (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Disease - Differential ... histiocytosis (PLCH) • Eosinophilic ... intersitial space Infection ... Chronic Radiation Pneumonitis ... #Diseases #ILD
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
, Pneumonitis, ACEi ... Autoimmune Vasculitis, ILD ... Malignancy: Lung ... mycobacterial), Eosinophilic ... Acute #Chronic #Differential
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
Differential diagnosis ... The table summarizes ... OP) and chronic eosinophilic ... The new name for BAC ... #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... rarely present with eosinophilic ... failure - Infectious ... Exclusion of other ILDs ... Neutrophilia • Eosinophilia
Notice that there are multiple densities in both lungs.
The larger ones are ill-defined and maybe there
densities in both lungs ... dealing with the differential ... There was no eosinophilia ... which excludes eosinophilic ... #Clinical #Radiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Pneumonitis 3. ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential