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It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
post-obstructive pneumonia ... like organizing pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... Broncho-alveolar ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
content of the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR ... #Consolidation ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... Lobar pneumonia ... filling of the alveoli ... #CXR #Lobar #Consolidation ... #Causes #RadiologyAssistant
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
On the chest x-ray ... causes of chronic consolidation ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
non-segmental consolidations ... extensive filling of alveoli ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #Eosinophilic ... #RadiologyAssistant
Here a typical lobar consolidation.
First study the images, then continue reading.
The findings are:
increased density with ill-defined
the disease some alveoli ... As the alveoli that ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #AirBronchogram ... #RadiologyAssistant
Diffuse consolidation in bronchopneumonia
Here another case of diffuse consolidation.
This patient had fever and cough.
This was thought
Diffuse consolidation ... the alveoli, bronchopneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... Legionella #Diffuse #RadiologyAssistant
Multifocal
Multifocal consolidations are also described as multifocal ill-defined opacities or densities.
In most cases these are the
bronchopneumonia starts ... and fill up the alveoli ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CXR #Multifocal ... #Differential #RadiologyAssistant
Notice that even within each lobe there is a gravity dependent difference in density.
This is only
transudate like in CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CTChest #CHF # ... Alveolar #Pulmonary ... Gravity #Dependent #RadiologyAssistant