CT findings of pulmonary cysts.
Clin Radiol
; 76(7): 548.e1-548.e12, 2021 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1141704
ABSTRACT
Pulmonary cysts are thin-walled radiolucent lesions that may appear in a variety of uncommon disorders known as diffuse cystic lung diseases (DCLD) that essentially includes lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia (LIP), Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PJP), and Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome (BHDS). Moreover, they have been reported in several cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The purpose of this review is to provide a practical approach for evaluating lung cysts when encountered on CT. We describe the imaging findings of DLCD emphasising their differences in terms of shape and distribution of the cysts, as well as their association with other findings such as nodules or ground-glass opacities, which may help in making a confident diagnosis. We also discuss the link between pulmonary cysts and COVID-19.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Cysts
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Lung Diseases
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Radiol
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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