Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
diagnosis and management ... measles, Cystic fibrosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #Differential # ... workup #algorithm
High Attenuation pattern (2) 
1. Non specific interstitial pneumonitis (NSIP): ground glass with traction bronchiectasis, no
with traction bronchiectasis ... result of massive fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Notice the cavitation especially on the right.
In the left upper lobe there is probably some traction-bronchiectasis
some traction-bronchiectasis ... due to the fibrosis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... TractionBronchiectasis #RadiologyAssistant
Typical UIP with honeycombing and traction bronchiectasis in a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) #Clinical
honeycombing and traction bronchiectasis ... idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ... (IPF) #Clinical ... UIP #IPF #ILD #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis.
Nodular LCH:
- Sarcoidosis: perilymphatic distribution.
- Metastases: random distribution.
Cystic LCH:
- LAM: round
Differential diagnosis ... child-bearing age - Cystic bronchiectasis ... central dot. - LIP #Clinical ... #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant
Bronchiectasis is defined as localized bronchial dilatation.
The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is usually based on a combination
Bronchiectasis is ... The diagnosis of bronchiectasis ... COPD and cystic fibrosis ... #Differential # ... RadiologyAssistant
Multiple masses
The differential diagnostic list of multiple masses is very long.
The most important diagnoses are listed
Multiple masses The differential ... listed in the table ... is difficult to differentiate ... #Management #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Mucoid impaction
Mucus plugs or mucoid impaction can mimick the appearance of lung nodules or a mass.
Sometimes
patients with bronchiectasis ... , as in cystic fibrosis ... CT demonstrated bronchiectasis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Mucus #Plugging #RadiologyAssistant
Consolidation is synonymous with airspace disease.
When you think of the causes of consolidation, think of 'what
or tumor cells (Table ... Even fibrosis as ... Consolidation #Differential ... #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
end-stage with massive fibrosis ... consolidation #Clinical ... Pattern #Comparison #Table ... #RadiologyAssistant