Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Cavitation - Pneumonia
In virulent pyogenic infections an abscess may form within the consolidated lung as a
virulent pyogenic infections ... granulomatous infection ... one month after treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... CavitaryPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
Interstitial pneumonias ... PCP Mycoplasma pneumonia ... This was a PCP-infection ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #PJP #RadiologyAssistant
The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
consolidation due to a pneumonia ... Sterptococcus pneumoniae ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pneumonia ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 β€’ TB meningitis
 β€’ TB
Summary of Infections ... play a role in treatment ... Severe Pneumocystis pneumonia ... β€’ COVID-19 pneumonia ... #management #treatment
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
Lobar pneumonia ... In the proper clinical ... an acute lobar pneumonia ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... steroids to treat infectious ... Community Acquired Pneumonia ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Central distribution is seen in sarcoidosis and cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
Peripheral distribution is mainly seen in cryptogenic
cryptogenic organizing pneumonia ... chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Central #Peripheral #RadiologyAssistant
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
streptococcus pneumoniae ... respond to the treatment ... are organizing pneumonia ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... Differential #Table #RadiologyAssistant
On the left a case of chronic eosinophilic pneumonia.
It was a patient with low-grade fever, progressive
chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... respond promptly to treatment ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Eosinophilic #Pneumonia ... EosinophilicPneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia ... consolidation #Clinical ... #Radiology #HRCT ... Comparison #Table #RadiologyAssistant