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Progressive Massive Fibrosis on Chest X-Ray
In a construction worker presenting with shortness of breath.
Progressive Massive Fibrosis
on Chest X-Ray ... chronic interstitial lung ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #silicosis #clinical ... #radiology
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
aka Complicated Silicosis ... Silicosis is a fibrotic ... lung disease caused ... #radiology #CXR ... #Chest #XRay #labeled
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
in interstitial lung ... On a Chest X-Ray ... detected on a chest ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology
UIP
UIP is a histologic pattern of pulmonary fibrosis.
On a chest X-ray UIP manifests as a reticular
pattern of pulmonary fibrosis ... On a chest X-ray ... A HRCT is needed ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #UIP #Reticular
UIP with honeycombing (left) and chronic HP (right)
Differential diagnosis of Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.
Subacute stage:
- RB-ILD: seen in
show very similar HRCT ... throughout the whole lung ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CTChest #UIP # ... Comparison #Chronic
On the left a chest film of a patient with UIP due to IPF.
The findings on
On the left a chest ... findings on the chest ... Whenever you see a chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
(@MarkRamzyDO, EM ... x-ray (CXR), try ... wall, a chest x-ray ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary