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Hamman-Rich syndrome CT
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Most of the patients with acute interstitial pneumonitis on HRCT will show bilateral ground-glass attenuation, traction bronchiectasis, airspace consolidation, architectural distortion. This pattern of abnormality is typically found in acute interstitial pneumonitis but it is not diagnostic.
CT scan
CT scan
- The high-resolution computed tomographic scan(HRCT) findings of acute interstitial pneumonitis include:[1][2][3]
- Bilateral, patchy, symmetric ground-glass attenuation
- Bilateral airspace consolidation
- These findings can be seen in other diseases and are therefore nonspecific.
- Traction bronchiectasis
- Septal thickening
- Honeycombing indicate the presence of underlying fibrotic lung disease.
Source:Case courtesy of A.Prof Frank Gaillard, <a href=”https://radiopaedia.org/“>Radiopaedia.org</a>. From the case <a href=”https://radiopaedia.org/cases/6539“>rID: 6539</a>
References
References
- ↑ Johkoh T, Müller NL, Taniguchi H, Kondoh Y, Akira M, Ichikado K, Ando M, Honda O, Tomiyama N, Nakamura H (June 1999). “Acute interstitial pneumonia: thin-section CT findings in 36 patients”. Radiology. 211 (3): 859–63. doi:10.1148/radiology.211.3.r99jn04859. PMID 10352616.
- ↑ Ichikado K, Johkoh T, Ikezoe J, Takeuchi N, Kohno N, Arisawa J, Nakamura H, Nagareda T, Itoh H, Ando M (February 1997). “Acute interstitial pneumonia: high-resolution CT findings correlated with pathology”. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 168 (2): 333–8. doi:10.2214/ajr.168.2.9016201. PMID 9016201.
- ↑ Akira M (April 1999). “Computed tomography and pathologic findings in fulminant forms of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia”. J Thorac Imaging. 14 (2): 76–84. PMID 10210477.
Editor-In-Chief:
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C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Chandrakala Yannam, MD [2]