The radiologic differential diagnosis of diffuse lung diseases characterized by multiple cysts or cavities.
A variety of pulmonary diseases have diffuse cystic abnormalities within the lungs, including emphysema, cystic bronchiectasis, desquamative interstitial pneumonia, lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia, usual interstitial pneumonia, lymphangioleiomyomatosis, Langerhans histiocytosis, cystic metastasis, Wegener granulomatosis, Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, pulmonary paragonimiasis, and septic pulmonary emboli. CT can easily detect cystic abnormalities as common features in many diseases. However, some characteristic pattern of them can facilitate specific diagnoses.
Lee
Kyung-Hee
KH
Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Lee
Jin Seong
JS
Lynch
David A
DA
Song
Koun-Sik
KS
Lim
Tae-Hwan
TH
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed